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1 invalescere [CL], invalēre 1 to increase in physical strength or quantity (also fig.). Saxones ~escebant in multitudine et crescebant in Brittannia Nen. HB 56; collectis in unum viribus, cum eo a quo contemptum est conflicturum, et contra eum invaliturum ‥ Andr. S. Vict. Comm. 277; ? c1260 invalescit extera gens et sublimatur Pol. Songs 122; gladius invaluit, multi ceciderunt Carm. Lew. 23; semper gaudium / cordis ejus crescit, / fere guttur rumpitur, / sic vox invalescit, / et quo cantat amplius, / et plus inardescit Peckham Phil. 8; 1433 invaluit ‥ potestas (v. invalescentia). 2 to increase in intensity: a (of natural force); b (of moral or physical condition). a dura corripuit morborum varietas, que de die in diem tantum ~escebat ut fieret eciam immedicabilis V. Chris. Marky. 40; valida ~escente procella T. Mon. Will. III 19; ibi calor plurimum ~escit P. Blois Ep. 43. 127B; sed eas [anchoras duas] procella ~escente ruptis funibus amiserunt Mir. Wulfst. II 10 p. 155; ~escente caliditate propter solis radiorum majorem rectitudinem Bacon VI 26; ventus ille qui jam per biduam ~uisset insanire cepit in turbinem G. Hen. V 24 p. 164; ~escente interim turbine in elationes mirabiles denuo movebatur Ib. 25 p. 176.  b possumus quoque odium Herodis ‥ specialiter accipere quando ~escente invidia praedicatores sunt verbi paene omnes expulsi de provincia Bede Hom. I 10. 51; c1167 ne facto isto inobedientium temeritas ~escat J. Sal. Ep. 216 (218); Id. Met. 922D (v. exordinare 1a); ~escente valetudine Gir. TH II 4; 1342 dierum ~escens malicia (v. 1 dies 3a); quando ~uerit temptatio carnis Meaux II 249 (v. abuti 1c); ~escente egritudine Stat. Linc. II 342 (v. 1 inungere 1c). 3 to increase in frequency or use. 1106 quaesivimus bona et ~uit turbatio Ep. Anselm. 386 V 329; nunciatur ab angelis, / — resurexit a mortuis — / fit gaudium Christicolis, / cum rumor invalescit Ledrede Carm. 26. 6; rumor ~uit de Gaufrido Birchington Arch. Cant. 10; to abound, abundare, exuberare, exundare, superhabundare, ~ere, luxuriare, superare, suppetere, uberare CathA.
2 invalescere [LL], invalēre 1 to decrease in physical strength or quantity. edulitas ~escit P. Blois Ep. 143 (v. edulitas). 2 to be unfit, unable, incompetent. de conjugio ‥ ~entis debitum reddere Pull. Sent. VII prol. 670.

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