laetifico
laetifico, to cheer, gladden, delight
laetĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [laetificus],
- to cheer, gladden, delight; constr. with abl. (rare but class.): non illum gloria pulsi Laetificat Magni, Luc. 3, 48: sol laetificat terram, Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102; Vulg. Psa. 21, 7: corda, id. ib. 19, 9; 103, 15.— Mid., to rejoice, be glad respecting any thing: nunc eo alii laetificantur Meo malo et damno, Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 15 (727).—
- II In partic., in agriculture, to render fruitful, to fertilize, enrich, manure the ground: Indus agros laetificat et mitigat, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: faba solum laetificat, Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120: agrum, id. 17, 9, 6, § 50: laetificata seges, Sedul. 1, 41.
- —Hence, laetĭfĭcans, antis, P. a., rejoicing, joyous (ante-class.): unde ego omnes hilares, lubentes, laetificantes faciam ut fiant, Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 8 (760).
laetifico, āvī, ātum, āre (laetificus), I) freudig stimmen, mit Freude erfüllen, erfreuen, alqm, Lucan. 3, 49. Vulg. psalm. 21, 7 u.a.: corda, ibid. 19, 9: fiducia arbitrio laetificanda tuo, Pallad. de insit. 10: laetificari alcis malo et damno, sich freuen über usw., Plaut. aul. 725: sol tum quasi tristitiā quādam contrahit terram, tum vicissim laetificat, ut cum caelo hilarata videatur, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 102. – Partiz. Präs. neutr. = freudig gestimmt, fröhlich, unde ego omnes hilaros, lubentes, laetificantes faciam ut fiant, Plaut. Pers. 760. – II) übtr., fröhlich gedeihen machen, befruchten, bes. durch Düngung, solum stercoris vice, v. der Bohne, Plin. 18, 120: agrum suis manibus (v. einer Pers.), Plin. 17, 50: agros aquā (v. einem Flusse), Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 130.
lætĭfĭcō, (16) āvī, ātum, āre (lætus, facio), tr., ¶ 1 réjouir, enchanter : Cic. Nat. 2, 102 || [pass. réfl.] se réjouir : Pl. Aul. 725 ¶ 2 rendre abondant, productif, enrichir, fumer (la terre) : Cic. Nat. 2, 130 ; Plin. 18, 120.
- 1. verheugen, verblijden [corda];
- 2. vruchtbaar maken, doen gedijen; ➤ Indus agros aquā laetificat; ~ agrum suis manibus.
laetificō āvī, ātus, āre
- laetificus, to cheer, gladden, delight: sol laetificat terram: Indus agros laetificat, i. e. fertilizes.