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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>spŭo</b>: ui, ūtum, 3, v. n. and<br /><b>I</b> a. [Sanscr. shtiv.; Gr. [[πτύω]]; Germ. speien; Engl. [[spit]], to [[spit]], to [[spit]] [[out]], [[spew]] ([[very]] [[rare]]; not in Cic.).<br /><b>I</b> Neutr.: Antoniam Drusi non spuisse percelebre est, Sol. 1, § 74: ex toto spuere desisse, Cels. 2, 8, § 77: in faciem alicujus, Vulg. Num. 12, 14.—Esp., as a [[charm]] [[against]] [[fascination]], etc. (cf. [[conspuo]], I. fin.): veniam a deis petimus spuendo in [[sinum]], Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 35; cf.: qui sputatur [[morbus]], Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 18 sqq. Brix ad loc.; Schol. Juv. 7, 112 Mayor ad loc.—<br /><b>II</b> Act.: [[sicco]] terram (i. e. pulverem) spuit [[ore]] [[viator]] Aridus, Verg. G. 4, 97.—Hence, spūtum, i, n. (acc. to II.).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lit., [[spit]], [[spittle]]; [[sing]]., Cels. 2, 8 med.; Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 38; plur., Lucr. 6, 1188; Prop. 4 (5), 5, 66; Mart. 2, 26, 2; Petr. 131, 4; Sen. Const. 1, 3.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., of a [[light]], [[thin]] [[plate]], Mart. 8, 33, 11.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>spŭō</b>,¹⁵ spŭī, spūtum, ĕre ([[πτύω]]),<br /><b>1</b> intr., cracher : in [[sinum]] Plin. 28, 36, cracher dans son sein [pour conjurer un malheur]<br /><b>2</b> tr., rejeter en crachant, cracher : Virg. G. 4, 97.
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{{Georges
|georg=spuo, spuī, spūtum, ere ([[πτύω]]), I) intr. spucken, ex toto spuere desisse, Cels. 2, 8. p. 48, 19 D.: sp. in [[sinum]], Plin. 28, 35: in faciem alcis, Vulg. [[num]]. 12, 14: Antoniam Drusi (sc. uxorem) [[non]] spuisse percelebre est, Solin. 1, 74. – II) tr. [[ausspucken]], [[ausspeien]], [[sicco]] terram ore, Verg. georg. 4, 97. – / Cels. 8, 9. no. 1 ist [[sanguis]] spuitur Glossem.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=spuo spuere, spui, sputus V :: spit, spit out
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