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lento

lento, to make flexible, bend

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

lentō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to make flexible; of oars, bend, ply, 3.384. (lentus)

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lentant Verb: present active indicative 3rd plural of lento

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lento, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [lentĭtĭes], to make flexible, to bend (poet. and in post-class. prose).
  • I Lit.: arcus lentare et fundere glandes, i.e. to draw a bow, Stat. Ach. 1, 436; so, arcus, id. Th. 1, 703: Gortynia cornua, id. ib. 3, 587.—
    • B Transf., to bend, i.e. ply the oar: Trinacriā lentandus remus in undā, Verg. A. 3, 384: remos, Sen. Agm. 437.—
  • II Trop.
    • A Of time, to draw out, prolong, lengthen, protract: lentare fervida bella, Sil. 8, 11: fata Romana lentata, Treb. Claud. 6.—
    • B To moderate: lentatus vapor, Sid. Carm. 22, 191.

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