liquesco
liquesco, to become fluid, melt, liquefy
liquēscō, licuī, 3, inc. n.: to become fluid or liquid; melt, 8.446. (liqueō)
lĭquesco, lĭcŭi, 3, v. inch. n. [liqueo], to become fluid or liquid, to melt.
- I Lit.: tabes nivis liquescentis, Liv. 21, 36: haec ut cera liquescit, Verg. E. 8, 80; Ov. M. 5, 431: volnificusque chalybs vastā fornace liquescit, Verg. A. 8, 446; Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 162: corpora foeda jacent ... dilapsa liquescunt, i.e. putrefy, Ov. M. 7, 550.—
- B Transf.
- 1 To become clear, limpid: aqua liquescit ac subsidit, Auct. B. Alex. 5.—
- 2 Of the liquid sound of l, m, n, r with other consonants, to merge, coalesce, be confined with other sounds: eorum sonus liquescit et tenuatur, Val. Prob. p. 1389 P.—
- II Trop.
- A To grow soft, effeminate: qua (voluptate) cum liquescimus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52. —
- B To melt or waste away: fortuna liquescit, Ov. Ib. 425.—Of a person: minui et deperire, et, ut proprie dicam, liquescere, Sen. Ep. 26.
liquēsco, licuī, ere (Inchoat. v. liqueo), I) flüssig-, fließend werden, schmelzen, A) eig.: 1) im allg.: liquescit nix, Liv., cera, Verg. – 2) insbes.: a) durch Fäulnis schmelzen, verwesen, corpora dilapsa liquescunt, Ov. met. 7, 550. – b) flüssig werden, v. Tone der Liquidä (L, M, N, R), Prob. de ult. syll. 221, 18 K. – B) übtr., schmelzen, d.i. 1) weichlich werden, voluptate, Cic. Tusc. 2, 52. – 2) gleichs. zu Wasser werden, sich verflüchtigen, vergehen, liquescit fortuna, Ov., mens, Ov.: incommodum summum est minui et deperire, et, ut proprie dicam, liquescere, Sen. – II) prägn., hell-, klar werden, v. Wasser, Auct. b. Alex. 5, 1.
lĭquēscō, (12) lĭcŭī, ĕre (liqueo), intr., ¶ 1 devenir liquide, se liquéfier, fondre : Liv. 21, 36 ; Virg. B. 8, 80 ; Ov. M. 5, 431 || devenir clair, limpide : B. Alex. 5 ¶ 2 [fig.] sʼefféminer : Cic. Tusc. 2, 52 || fondre, disparaître, sʼévanouir : Ov. Ib. 425 ; Sen. Ep. 26, 4.
- 1. vloeibaar worden, smelten; ➤ nix, cera liquescit; volnificusque chalybs vasta fornace liquescit (Verg.);
- 2. (Ov.) wegrotten; ➤ corpora dilapsa liquescunt;
- 3. (poët.; postklass.) (metaf.) afnemen, vergaan; ➤ mens, fortuna liquescit; incommodum summum est minui et deperire et ~ (Sen.);
- 4. verwekelijken [voluptate];
- 5. helder worden.
liquēscō —, —, ere, inch.
- liqueo, to become fluid, melt, liquefy: tabes nivis liquescentis, L.: haec ut cera liquescit, V., O.: Corpora dilapsa liquescunt, i. e. putrefy, O.—To grow soft, become effeminate: voluptate.—To melt, waste away: fortuna liquescit, O.