(v. a.P. a.) : rōbŏro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.id.
* To make strong; to strengthen, invigorate, confirm (rare but class.).
* Lit.: artus,Lucr. 4, 1038: equum largo cibo,Col. 6, 27, 8: nidos stramento,Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 92: vitem,id. 17, 22, 35, § 175: spicam,id. 18, 28, 67, § 260.
* Trop.: gravitatem perpetuā constantiā,Cic. Off. 1, 31, 112; cf.: haec omnia exercitatione plurimā,Quint. 8, prooem. § 28: recti cultus pectora roborant,Hor. C. 4, 4, 34: educata hujus nutrimentis eloquentia ipsa se postea colorat et roborat,becomes strong,Cic. Or. 13, 42: regnum,Vulg. 2 Par. 11, 17.—Hence, * rōbŏrātus, a, um, P. a., strengthened, strong, vigorous: roboratior exitus,Tert. Anim. 25; Hier. Cont. Pel. 3, 8.