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|lshtext=<b>dē-sĭpĭo</b>: ĕre (<br /><b>I</b> perf. desipui, Lact. 2, 4, 4), v. a. and n. [[sapio]]. *<br /><b>I</b> Act., to [[render]] [[insipid]] ([[late]] Lat. and [[rare]]), Tert. Pudic. 13. —<br /><b>II</b> Neutr., to be [[void]] of [[understanding]], to be [[silly]], [[foolish]]; to [[act]] [[foolishly]] ([[class]].): summos viros desipere, delirare, dementes esse, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 94: [[licet]] me desipere dicatis, id. Planc. 37; id. Verr. 2, 5, 46; id. Div. 2, 23, 51; Hor. S. 2, 3, 47; id. Ep. 1, 20, 9 al.: [[dulce]] est desipere in [[loco]], to [[indulge]] in [[trifling]], Hor. Od. 4, 12, 28.—With gen.: desipiebam mentis, cum, etc., Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 35: [[quippe]] mortale [[aeterno]] jungere desipere est, Lucr. 3, 802; cf. id. 5, 165 and 1043.—Of a [[person]] in a [[fever]], etc., to be [[delirious]], to [[rave]]: [[intra]] verba, Cels. 3, 18 init. —Hence, dēsĭpĭens, entis, P. a., [[foolish]], [[silly]]: desipientis arrogantiae est, Cic. N. D. 2, 6, 16: estne [[quisquam]] ita desipiens, qui, etc. id. Div. 2, 23, 51.
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|gf=<b>dēsĭpĭō</b>,¹² ĕre (de, [[sapio]]),<br /><b>1</b> tr., rendre insipide : Tert. Pud. 13<br /><b>2</b> intr., être dépourvu de sens, avoir perdu l’esprit, extravaguer : Cic. Div. 2, 51 ; Ac. 2, 123 ; Nat. 1, 94 ; senectute Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 18, sous l’effet de la vieillesse &#124;&#124; desipiebam mentis Pl. Epid. 138, j’avais perdu l’esprit &#124;&#124; jungere... desiperest Lucr. 3, 802, joindre... c’[[est]] folie &#124;&#124; [médec.] desipere [[intra]] verba Cels. Med. 3, 18, délirer &#124;&#124; [fig.] [[dulce]] [[est]] desipere in [[loco]] Hor. O. 4, 13, 28, il [[est]] doux en son temps d’oublier la sagesse. pf. desipui Lact. Inst. 2, 4, 4.||desipiebam mentis Pl. Epid. 138, j’avais perdu l’esprit||jungere... desiperest Lucr. 3, 802, joindre... c’[[est]] folie||[médec.] desipere [[intra]] verba Cels. Med. 3, 18, délirer||[fig.] [[dulce]] [[est]] desipere in [[loco]] Hor. O. 4, 13, 28, il [[est]] doux en son temps d’oublier la sagesse. pf. desipui Lact. Inst. 2, 4, 4.
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