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verro

verro, to sweep, brush, scour, sweep out, sweep together

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

verrō, no perf., versus, 3, a.: to sweep; snatch, bear, sweep away, 1.59; sweep over, 3.208.

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versuros Verb: future active participle masculine accusative plural of verro

versuros Verb: future active participle masculine accusative plural of verto

See versuros in Morpho

verro, verri, versum (perf. versi, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 59: verri, Charis. p. 218; Prisc. p. 900; neither form in use, acc. to Macr. D. Diff. 23, 8), 3, v. a. [root var-; cf. vello], to scrape, sweep, brush, scour; to sweep out, sweep up or together, clean out, etc. (syn.: tergo, tergeo).
  • I Lit.: nigras favillas, Ov. F. 2, 523: argentum inter reliqua purgamenta, Petr. 34, 3: quicquid de Libycis verritur areis, i.e. is collected, Hor. C. 1, 1, 10: aedes, to sweep out, cleanse by sweeping, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 63 (397), so, templa, Sen. Fragm. ap. Diom. p. 475 P.: pavimentum, Juv. 14, 60: vias, Suet. Calig. 43; id. Vesp. 5.—Absol.: qui tergunt, qui ungunt, qui verrunt, qui spargunt, Cic. Par. 5, 2, 37.— Stratae passim matres crinibus templa verrentes, Liv. 3, 7, 8: crinibus passis aras verrentes, id. 26, 9, 7; Sil. 6, 561; Claud. Laud. Seren 225; cf. poet.: aequora caudis (delphines), Verg. A. 8, 674: harenas caudā, Ov. M. 10, 701.—Of fishermen: retibus aequor, Sil. 14, 262 sq.; Manil. 4, 285: caesariem longa per aequora, Ov. M. 13, 961; so, canitiem suam concreto in sanguine, dragging, draggling, trailing, id. ib. 13, 492.—
  • II Transf.
    • A In gen., to sweep along, drive, impel (poet.); verrunt (venti) nubila caeli, Lucr. 1, 279: verrentes aequora venti, id. 5, 266; 5, 388; 6, 624; so, aequora, Verg. A. 5, 778; Cat. 64, 7: caerula Verg. A. 3, 208: remis vada, id. ib. 6, 320; Luc. 5, 572; cf. Lucr. 5, 1227: nec nostra Actiacum verreret ossa mare, drive or toss about, Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 44 (Müll. verteret).—
    • B To sweep away, i.e. to drag away, take away, carry off (rare but class.): domi quicquid habet, verritur ἔξω, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 7 (557): quicquid ponitur, hinc et inde verris, Mart. 2, 37, 1. futurum ut omnia verreret Verres, Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 55 Spald.: inter reliqua purgamenta scopis coepit verrere, Petr. 34.—
    • C To obliterate, cover, hide, conceal (post-Aug. and poët.): si decet aurata Bacchum vestigia palla Verrere, Stat. Ach. 1, 262; so, vestigia, Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 248: undosi verrebant bracchia crines, id. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 145.

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