mitifico
mitifico, to ripen
mītĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [mitis-facio], to make mild or mellow, to mature, ripen; to make tame, to tame (mostly post-Aug. for the class. mitigo, q. v.).
- I Lit.: in omne corpus diviso et mitigato cibo, well digested, distributed as nutriment (al. modificatus), Cic. Div. 2, 26, 57 Orell. N. cr.: nocte sidus tepido fulgore mitificat (marinas locustas), Plin. 9, 31, 50, § 96: elephantos, to tame, id. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—
- II Trop., to make mild or gentle: homines, Gell. 2, 12, 4.
mītifico, āvī, ātum, āre (mitificus), I) eig., mild-, weich machen, Plin. 9, 96: mitificato cibo, wohl verdaut, Cic. de div. 2, 57. – II) übtr., a) mild machen = zur Reife bringen, ingenium, Gell. 13, 2, 6. – b) zahm machen, zähmen, elephantum, Plin. 8, 23. – alqm, besänftigen, Gell. 2, 12, 4.
mītĭfĭcō, āvī, ātum, āre (mitis, facio), tr., attendrir, amollir : [en parl. de la nourriture] digérer : Cic. Div. 2, 57 || apprivoiser : Plin. 8, 23 || [fig.] adoucir, fléchir qqn : Gell. 2, 12, 4.
- 1. zacht maken; verteren [cibum];
- 2. (metaf.) zachter maken [noctes];
- 3. (postklass.) temmen [elephantum]; (Gell.) sussen; (metaf.) evenwichtiger laten worden [ingenium].
mītificō —, ātus, āre
- mitis + 2 FAC-, to ripen: mitificato cibo, well digested.