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V / vārĭco
verb intransitive

vārĭco

2nd PP vārĭcāre · 3rd PP vārĭcāvi · 4th PP vārĭcātum · conj. 1st
to spread the legs apart; to straddle; can stride over it •
to spread the legs apart, to straddle: varicare supra modum et in stando deforme est et accedente motu prope obscenum, Quint. 11, 3, 125: vallum, quod eā varicare nemo potest, i. e. can stride over it, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.—With a homogeneous object: superbus quin etiam varicatis gressibus patet, i. e. striding, strutting, swaggering, Cassiod. Var. 6, 6.
Perseus ID: n50206 Key: varico