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converso

converso, to turn around

con-verso, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. *
  • I Act., to turn round: animus se ipse conversans, * Cic. Univ. 8 med.—More freq.,
  • II In medial form conversor, ātus, 1 (post-Aug.; a favorite word of Seneca; not in Quint.),
    • A To abide, live, or dwell somewhere: in montibus (aquila), Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 6.—
    • B To live with, have intercourse with, keep company with: nobiscum, Sen. Ep. 41, 5; 55, 9 sqq.; 99, 21: inter humano sanguine delibutos, Sen. Contr. 1, 2.—Absol., Sen. Ira, 3, 8, 1; id. Ep. 108, 4.—Of animals, Col. 9, 11, 1: equis a tenero asinus, id. 6, 37, 8.—
    • C To live, pass one's life: male, Dig. 26, 7, 5, § 3: ut oportet, ib. 1, 16, 9, § 3 a.

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