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verb transitive

obsōno

2nd PP obsōnāre · 3rd PP obsōnāvi · 4th PP obsōnātum · conj. 1st
or , , , and or , , ὀψωνέω
to buy provisions, to cater, purvey
to buy provisions, to cater, purvey (class.).
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Lit.: postquam opsonavit erus, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 1; id. Men. 1, 3, 26: ibo atque opsonabo opsonium, id. Stich. 3, 1, 36: vix drachmis est opsonatus decem, Ter. And. 2, 6, 20.—Dep. form absol., Plaut. Stich. 5, 3, 8: de suo obsonari filiai nuptiis; id. Aul. 2, 4, 16.—
to feast, treat, to furnish an entertainment by extension •
Transf., to feast, treat, to furnish an entertainment: opsonat, potat, olet unguenta; de meo, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 37; 5, 9, 7.—*
to cater; provide an appetite figuratively
Trop.: obsonare ambulando famem, to cater or provide an appetite, Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 97.
Perseus ID: n31886 Key: obsono1