(P. a.) : ardĕo, rsi, rsum, 2
* V.n. (perf. subj. ARDVERINT, Inscr. Fratr. Arval., of the time of the emperor Alexander Severus, in Inscr. Orell. 961) [cf. Sanscr. ghar = to shine. Sonne foll. by Curt.], to take fire, to kindle; hence
* Lit., to be on fire, to burn, blaze (syn.: ardesco, exardeo, flagro, incendor, uror): Nam multis succensa locis ardent sola terrae,for the soil is on fire in different places,Lucr. 2, 592: tecta ardentia,id. 3, 1064: Ultimus ardebit, quem etc., i. e. His home will burn last, whom etc., Juv. 3, 201: ardente domo,Tac. A. 15, 50 fin.: radii ardentes,Lucr. 6, 618: circumstant cum ardentibus taedis, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 51 Vahl.): caput arsisse Servio Tullio dormienti,Cic. Div. 1, 53, 121: vis ardens fulminis,Lucr. 6, 145: Praeneste ardentes lapides caelo decidisse,Liv. 22, 1: rogum parari Vidit et arsuros supremis ignibus artus,Ov. M. 2, 620; 2, 245; 14, 747: arsurae comae,Verg. A. 11, 77: videbat quod rubus arderet,Vulg. Exod. 3, 2; ib. Deut. 5, 23; ib. Joan. 15, 6.
* Trop.
* Of the eyes, to flash, glow, sparkle, shine (syn.: fulgeo, inardesco, mico): ardent oculi,Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 62; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66; 2, 5, 62; cf.: oculi ejus (erant) ut lampas ardens,Vulg. Dan. 10, 6.
* Poet., transf. to color, to sparkle, glisten, glitter, dazzle: Tyrio ardebat murice laena,Verg. A. 4, 262: campi armis sublimibus ardent,id. ib. 11, 602.
* In gen., of any passionate emotion or excitement, to burn, glow, be inflamed, usu. with abl. (dolore, irā, studio, invidiā, etc.), but often without an abl.; to be strongly affected, esp. with love; to be inflamed, burn, glow, to blaze, be on fire, be consumed, etc. (syn.: ardesco, exardeo, furo).
* With abl.: quippe patentia cum totiens ardentia morbis Lumina versarent oculorum, expertia somno,they rolled around the open eyeballs glowing with heat,Lucr. 6, 1180: In fluvios partim gelidos ardentia morbo Membra dabant,their limbs burning with the heat of fever,id. 6, 1172: ardere flagitio,Plaut. Cas. 5, 3, 1: amore,Ter. Eun. 1. 1, 27; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 47: iracundiā,Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 12: curā,Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 9: dolore et irā,Cic. Att. 2, 19: cupiditate,id. Pis. 24: studio et amore,id. ad Q. Fr. 1, 2: desiderio,id. Mil. 15; id. Tusc. 4, 17, 37: podagrae doloribus,to be tormented with,id. Fin. 5, 31, 94: furore,Liv. 2, 29 fin. et saep.: cum arderet Syria bello,Cic. Att. 5, 6; id. Fam. 4, 1; Liv. 28, 24 fin. al.
* Lit.: sol ardentissimus, Tubero ap. Gell. 6, 4, 3: ardentissimum tempus,Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123: Austri ardentes,id. 12, 19, 42, § 93: quinta (zona) est ardentior illis,hotter,Ov. M. 1, 46: ardens Africa,Luc. 9, 729.
* Trop.
* Of the eyes: oculi,glowing,Verg. G. 4, 451.
* Of color: ardentissimus color,Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 16: apes ardentes auro,glowing, glittering as with gold,Verg. G. 4, 99; so id. A. 10, 262.
* Of wounds, burning, smarting: ardenti morsu premere dolorem,with burning bite,Lucr. 3, 663.
* Of wine, strong, fiery: ardentis Falerni Pocula,Hor. C. 2, 11, 19; cf. Mart. 9, 7, 45.
* Of passion or strong feeling, burning, glowing, eager, impatient, ardent: avaritia ardens,Cic. Fin. 3, 11, 36: mortem ardentiore studio petere,id. ib. 2, 19, 61: ardentes in eum litteras ad me misit,id. Att. 14, 10 fin.: ardentissimus dux,Flor. 4, 2, 42; 1, 8, 2: ardentissimus amor,Vulg. 3, Reg. 11, 2: studia,Ov. M. 1, 199: Nonne cor nostrum ardens erat in nobis,Vulg. Luc. 24, 32: furor,ib. Isa. 30, 27: miserere ardentis (sc. amore),Ov. M. 14, 691.—Poet. with gen.: ardens caedis,Stat. Th. 1, 662.—In Cic. freq. of passionate, excited discourse: nec umquam is qui audiret, incenderetur, nisi ardens ad eum perveniret oratio,Cic. Or. 38, 132: verbum,id. ib. 8, 27 (cf. id. Brut. 24 fin.): nisi ipse (orator) inflammatus ad eam (mentem) et ardens accesserit,id. de Or. 2, 45, 190: orator gravis, acer, ardens,id. Or. 28, 99 al.— Adv. ardenter, only trop., in a burning, fiery, eager, passionate manner, ardently, eagerly, passionately: ardenter aliquid cupere,Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 6.— Comp.: ardentius sitire,to have a more burning thirst,Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16: ardentius diligere,Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 7, id. Pan. 85, 7: ardentius amare,Suet. Calig. 25.—Sup.: ardentissime diligere,Plin. Ep. 6, 4, 3; Suet. Dom. 22.

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