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emorior

emorior, to die off, die, decease

ē-mŏrĭor, mortuus, 3 (old form of the inf. emoriri, Ter. Eun. 432; but Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 124 (1226), moriri, Ritschl), v. dep. n., to die off, to die, depart, decease, v. Doed. Syn. 3, p. 183 sq. (freq. and class.).
  • I Lit.: emori me malim, Plaut. As. 4, 2, 1 (810); so id. Aul. 4, 5, 1 (661); Ter. Phorm. 956; Cic. Pis. 7, 15; id. Off. 3, 32, 114; id. Tusc. 1, 40, 96; id. Par. 3, 2, 24; Sall. C. 20, 9; id. J. 14 fin.; Ov. M. 3, 391; Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 26 (334) sq.; Ter. Eun. 888; Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 243; id. de Sen. 19, 74; 22, 80; Cat. 52, 1, 4.—Prov.: verba facit emortuo, he talks to the dead, i. e. in vain, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 18 (840).—
    • B Transf., of things, to become dead, to die: membrum, Cels. 5, 26, 34 fin.: arbor, Vitr. 2, 9; Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 221: carbo, i. e. to go out, id. 16, 6, 8, § 23: sterilis et emoriens terra, desert, Curt. 4, 7, 10; cf. vulva, Vulg. Rom. 4, 19.—
  • II Trop., to perish, pass away, cease: quorum laus emori non potest, Cic. Par. 2, 18: vis, Cels. 2, 10: dicta (with evanescere), Quint. 12, 10, 75: spes (opp. elucere), id. 1, 1, 2: amor, Ov. R. Am. 654: auxilium, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 14 (117).

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