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L / līvesco
verb intransitive

līvesco

2nd PP līvescĕre · conj. 3rd
to turn black and blue, become livid •
v. n., to turn black and blue, become livid: digiti, Lucr. 3, 528; Scrib. Comp. 181.—*
to envy, be envious figuratively •
Trop., to envy, be envious: nec enim livescere fas est, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 27.
Perseus ID: n26857 Key: livesco