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λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human”

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rĕ-tendo: di, tum, or sum, 3, v. a.,
I to release from tension, to unbend, slacken, relax (very rare; syn.: relaxo, resolvo).
I Lit.: lentos arcus, to unbend, Ov. M. 2, 419; Stat. S. 4, 4, 30; in the part. perf.: arcus retentus, Ov. M. 3, 166: arcus retensus, Phaedr. 3, 14, 5.— *
II Trop.: ea quoque, quae sensu et animā carent, velut alternā quiete retenduntur, i. e. unbend, relax (shortly before, remissio), Quint. 1, 3, 8.

rĕtendō,¹⁴ tendī, tēnsum (tum), ĕre, tr., détendre : Ov. M. 2, 419 ; 3, 166

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 |lshtext=<b>rĕ-tendo</b>: di, tum, or [[sum]], 3, v. a.,<br /><b>I</b> to [[release]] from [[tension]], to [[unbend]], [[slacken]], [[relax]] ([[very]] [[rare]]; syn.: [[relaxo]], [[resolvo]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: lentos [[arcus]], to [[unbend]], Ov. M. 2, 419; Stat. S. 4, 4, 30; in the [[part]]. perf.: [[arcus]] [[retentus]], Ov. M. 3, 166: [[arcus]] [[retensus]], Phaedr. 3, 14, 5.— *<br /><b>II</b> Trop.: ea [[quoque]], quae sensu et animā carent, [[velut]] alternā [[quiete]] retenduntur, i. e. [[unbend]], [[relax]] ([[shortly]] [[before]], [[remissio]]), Quint. 1, 3, 8.
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+|gf=<b>rĕtendō</b>,¹⁴ tendī, tēnsum (tum), ĕre, tr., détendre : Ov. M. 2, 419 ; 3, 166 || [fig.] détendre, relâcher : Quint. 1, 3, 8.
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