cŏ-ŏpĕrĭo, rŭi, rtum, 4 (contr. form coperiunt, Lucr. 6, 491; cf. Lachm. ap. Lucr. 2, p. 134 sq.)
* V. a., to cover wholly, to cover, cover over, overwhelm (class.; most freq. in part. perf.).
* Lit.
* Verb finit.: Cyrsilum quendam lapidibus cooperuerunt,Cic. Off. 3, 11, 48; so Liv. 4, 50, 5: tempestas atque tenebrae maria ac terras,Lucr. 6, 491; 5, 342: radices,Plin. 17, 26, 39, § 246: se multā fronde (vitis),Col. 5, 6, 36.
* Trop.: fenoribus coöpertus est, overwhelmed, buried in, Cato and Sall. ap. Gell. 2, 17, 7; in part.: tot, tantis, tam nefariis sceleribus,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9: flagitiis atque facinoribus,Sall. C. 23, 1: miseriis,id. J. 14, 11: famosis versibus, * Hor. S. 2, 1, 68; cf.: onerare aliquem maledictis,Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 122.

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