verb transitive

com-plōdo

2nd PP com-plōdere · 3rd PP com-plōdsi · 4th PP com-plōdsum · conj. 3rd

plaudo: manus

to strike; clap the hands together in applauding •

to strike or clap the hands together in applauding, from joy, pain, etc. (only in post-Aug. prose): complodere manus scaenicum est, Quint. 11, 3, 123; so Petr. 18, 7; 20, 5; Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 4; App. M. 9, p. 235, 33.

Perseus ID: n9632 Key: complodo