verb transitive

ŏpīmo

2nd PP ŏpīmāre · 3rd PP ŏpīmāvi · 4th PP ŏpīmātum · conj. 1st

to fatten; make fat

to fatten, make fat (post-Aug.).

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Lit.: turtures, Col. 8, 7, 5; 8, 9, 2.—

by extension

to make fruitful; to fertilize

Of the soil, to make fruitful, to fertilize: terram, App. de Mundo, p. 68, 6.—

To enrich; to make rich; abundant •

To enrich, to make rich or abundant, to fill, load: auctumnum, Pomona, tuum September opimat, Aus. Ecl. de Mensib. 9.—

to honor; glorify figuratively

Trop., to honor, glorify: numina victimis, Mart. Cap. poët. 9, § 914.—

To enrich; fat •

To enrich, Aus. Ep. 15, 1.—Hence, ŏpīmātus, a, um, P. a., fat (post-class.): abdomen, Aus. Idyll. 10, 105.

Perseus ID: n32736 Key: opimo