LAT
laetifico
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Lewis Short
(verb) : laetĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, laetificus
* To cheer, gladden, delight; constr. with abl. (rare but class.): non illum gloria pulsi Laetificat Magni,Luc. 3, 48: sol laetificat terram,Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102; Vulg. Psa. 21, 7: corda,id. ib. 19, 9; 103, 15.— Mid., to rejoice, be glad respecting any thing: nunc eo alii laetificantur Meo malo et damno,Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 15.
* In partic., in agriculture, to render fruitful, to fertilize, enrich, manure the ground: Indus agros laetificat et mitigat,Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: faba solum laetificat,Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120: agrum,id. 17, 9, 6, § 50: laetificata seges,Sedul. 1, 41.—Hence, laetĭfĭcans, antis, P. a., rejoicing, joyous (ante-class.): unde ego omnes hilares, lubentes, laetificantes faciam ut fiant,Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 8.
* To cheer, gladden, delight; constr. with abl. (rare but class.): non illum gloria pulsi Laetificat Magni,Luc. 3, 48: sol laetificat terram,Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102; Vulg. Psa. 21, 7: corda,id. ib. 19, 9; 103, 15.— Mid., to rejoice, be glad respecting any thing: nunc eo alii laetificantur Meo malo et damno,Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 15.
* In partic., in agriculture, to render fruitful, to fertilize, enrich, manure the ground: Indus agros laetificat et mitigat,Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: faba solum laetificat,Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120: agrum,id. 17, 9, 6, § 50: laetificata seges,Sedul. 1, 41.—Hence, laetĭfĭcans, antis, P. a., rejoicing, joyous (ante-class.): unde ego omnes hilares, lubentes, laetificantes faciam ut fiant,Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 8.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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