whet
whet
v. trans.
Ar. and P. ἀ̆κονᾶν (Xen.), Ar. and V. θήγειν.
v. trans.
Ar. and P. ἀ̆κονᾶν (Xen.), Ar. and V. θήγειν.
WHET
cote acuere aliquid: in cote subigere (Verg.): exacuere (PROP. and figuratively).
cote acuere aliquid: in cote subigere (Verg.): exacuere (PROP. and figuratively).
whet (v.):
I. Lit.:
1. ăcuo, ui, ūtum, 3: they hear the shrill sound of the saw when it is being w.'d, stridorem serrae audiunt quum acuitur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 116: the lioness w.s her terrible teeth, leaena dentes acuit timendos, Hor. Od. 3, 20, 10.
2. exăcuo (strengthened): the boar w.s his teeth, sus exacuit dentes, Virg. G. 3, 255.
II. Fig.: to provoke, stimulate: ăcuo, exăcuo: to w. the tongue by practice in speaking, linguam a. exercitatione dicendi, Cic. Brut. 97, 331: Tyrtaeus w.'d manly spirits for martial war, Tyrtaeus mares animos exacuit in Martia bella, Hor. A. P. 403.
I. Lit.:
1. ăcuo, ui, ūtum, 3: they hear the shrill sound of the saw when it is being w.'d, stridorem serrae audiunt quum acuitur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 116: the lioness w.s her terrible teeth, leaena dentes acuit timendos, Hor. Od. 3, 20, 10.
2. exăcuo (strengthened): the boar w.s his teeth, sus exacuit dentes, Virg. G. 3, 255.
II. Fig.: to provoke, stimulate: ăcuo, exăcuo: to w. the tongue by practice in speaking, linguam a. exercitatione dicendi, Cic. Brut. 97, 331: Tyrtaeus w.'d manly spirits for martial war, Tyrtaeus mares animos exacuit in Martia bella, Hor. A. P. 403.
whet (subs.): a stimulus to the appetite: gustātio, Petr.