candidare

candidare [CL] 1 to whiten, make white. b (fig.) to purify. Garl. Syn. 150 (v. candescere a); plus rosa purpuraris, / plus nive candidaris J. Howd. Viola 15.  b Libanum ‥ Lincolniensium, ‥ Libanum ‥ inquam ‥ mistice candidationis, quem super nivem ~are veniebat vir indutus candidis Ad. Eyns. Hug. III 5. 2 (p. ppl.) whitened, whitewashed; b (w. ref. to souls cleansed from sin). c (as sb.) novice. laquearia ~atarum domorum planius aspexit R. Cold. Cuthb. 112; camisia nova rudis non ~ata stricta preparetur qua induta stupham intrent Gilb. VI 260. 2.  b ad mansiones illas laetas spirituum ~atorum Bede HE V 12; sursum raptus, videbat quasi exercitum virorum ~atorum, albos equos ‥ insidentium Osb. Mir. Dunst. 20; tot millia ~atae gentis Gosc. Aug. Min. 758; baptismatis undarenatus, vestem nuptialem quam ~atus suscepit immaculatam couservans Ailr. Nin. 1; sic viri virtutum meritis ~ati ab erumnis hujus seculi discedunt Gir. TH I 19; vidit choros ~atorum in superiori parte domus deambulantes (Bartholomeus) NLA I 103.  c factus est Cisterciensis instituti ~atus Ferr. Kinloss 35.