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|lshtext=<b>linquo</b>: līqui, 3 (<br /><b>I</b> [[part]]. lictus, [[Capitol]]. M. Aurel. 7 dub.), v. a. Gr. λιπ- in [[λείπω]], [[λοιπός]]; cf. Lat. [[licet]].<br /><b>I</b> To [[leave]], [[quit]], [[forsake]], [[depart]] from [[something]] (cf.: [[destituo]], [[desero]]): urbem [[exsul]] linquat, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 69: terram, Cic. Planc. 10, 26: nil intentatum nostri liquere poëtae, Hor. A. P. 285: linquenda [[tellus]], id. C. 2, 14, 21.—Absol., to go [[away]]: linquebat comite [[ancilla]] una, Juv. 6, 119.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Esp.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Linqui [[animo]], and [[simply]] linqui, to [[swoon]], [[faint]], Suet. Caes. 45: linquor et ancillis excipienda [[cado]], Ov. H. 2, 130; so [[act]].: me liquit [[animus]], Sen. [[Troad]]. 623; Ov. M. 8, 363.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Linquere [[lumen]], animam, vitam, to [[die]]: [[lumen]] linque, Plaut. Cist. 3, 12: [[dulcia]] linquebant labentis lumina vitae, Lucr. 5, 989; 3, 542: linquebant dulces animas, Verg. A. 3, 140: animam, Ov. M. 13, 522; Quint. Decl. 13, 6: nec Poenum liquere doli, Sil. 5, 38. —<br /><b>II</b> To [[leave]], [[give]] up, [[resign]], [[abandon]] [[something]]: linquamus haec, Cic. de Or. 3, 10, 38: linquamus naturam, artesque videamus, id. ib. 3, 46, 180: linque severa, Hor. C. 3, 8, 28: spem, Val. Fl. 1, 631: inrita ventosae linquens promissa procellae, Cat. 64, 59.—<br /><b>III</b> To [[leave]] in [[any]] [[place]] or [[condition]]: erum in opsidione linquet, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 14: lupos [[apud]] oves, id. Ps. 1, 2, 8. —<br /> To [[leave]] [[behind]]: linquere vacuos cultoribus agros, Luc. 9, 162: sui [[monumentum]] [[insigne]] pericli, Val. Fl. 5, 231: pharetram hospitio, id. 1, 661.—<br /> Impers. [[pass]].: linquitur, it is [[left]], it [[remains]].— With ut and subj.: linquitur, ut totis animalibus adsimulentur. Lucr. 2, 914: et vix cernere linquitur undas, Silv. 4, 628.
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|gf=<b>linquō</b>,⁹ līquī, linquere ([[λείπω]]),<br /><b>1</b> laisser qqn, qqch. [où cela [[est]] : lupos [[apud]] oves Pl. Ps. 140, laisser les loups dans la bergerie || planter là qqn : Hor. S. 1, 9, 74 || laisser derrière soi [en s’en allant] : Cic. Rep. 6, 2 ; Luc. 9, 162 ; Val. Flacc. 5, 231 || [fig.] laisser de côté qqch. (ne pas s’occuper de) : Cic. de Or. 3, 38 ; 3, 180 || [avec 2 acc.] : serpentem seminecem Virg. En. 5, 275, laisser un serpent à demi mort, cf. Hor. P. 285 || [pass. impers.] linquitur avec ut Lucr. 2, 914 ; avec inf. Sil. 4, 626, il reste que, il reste à<br /><b>2</b> abandonner : [sa ville, son pays] Cic. Planc. 26 ; Div. 1, 112 ; [qqn] Cic. Fato 36 || linquere [[lumen]], animam, vitam Pl. Cist. 643 ; Lucr. 5, 989 ; Virg. En. 3, 140 ; Ov. M. 13, 522, abandonner l’existence || linqui [[animo]] Suet. Cæs. 45 ou linqui seul Ov. H. 2, 130, s’évanouir.
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