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Ἀλλ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → But death is the ultimate healer of ills

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|lshtext=<b>dē-strŭo</b>: xi, ctum, 3,<br /><b>I</b> v. a., to [[pull]] or [[tear]] [[down]] [[any]] [[thing]] built (opp. [[construo]]— for syn. cf.: [[demolior]], [[diruo]]).<br /><b>I</b> Prop. ([[rare]] [[but]] [[class]].): navem, [[aedificium]] [[idem]] destruit facillime, qui construxit, Cic. de Sen. 20, 72; so, [[templum]] [[prope]] [[funditus]], Suet. Vesp. 9: [[moenia]], Verg. A. 4, 326: aras, Vulg. Exod. 34, 13 et saep.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Poet. transf.: crinemque manumque, i. e., to [[strip]] [[off]] [[crown]] and [[sceptre]], Stat. Th. 12, 93.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., to [[destroy]], [[ruin]], [[weaken]] (perh. not [[ante]]-Aug.): destruere ac demoliri aliquid, Liv. 34, 3: tyrannidem, Quint. 1, 10, 48: orationem (opp. illustrare), id. 11, 1, 2; cf. finitionem (opp. confirmare), id. 7, 3, 19: singulos testes (opp. exornare), id. 5, 7, 25 sq.: hostem, Tac. A. 2, 63: senem, id. H. 1, 6: [[multa]] [[vetustas]], Ov. F. 5, 132; cf. id. M. 15, 235: dicta vultu, id. A. A. 2, 312: legem, Vulg. Rom. 3, 31.
|lshtext=<b>dē-strŭo</b>: xi, ctum, 3,<br /><b>I</b> v. a., to [[pull]] or [[tear]] [[down]] [[any]] [[thing]] built (opp. [[construo]]— for syn. cf.: [[demolior]], [[diruo]]).<br /><b>I</b> Prop. ([[rare]] [[but]] [[class]].): navem, [[aedificium]] [[idem]] destruit facillime, qui construxit, Cic. de Sen. 20, 72; so, [[templum]] [[prope]] [[funditus]], Suet. Vesp. 9: [[moenia]], Verg. A. 4, 326: aras, Vulg. Exod. 34, 13 et saep.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Poet. transf.: crinemque manumque, i. e., to [[strip]] [[off]] [[crown]] and [[sceptre]], Stat. Th. 12, 93.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., to [[destroy]], [[ruin]], [[weaken]] (perh. not [[ante]]-Aug.): destruere ac demoliri aliquid, Liv. 34, 3: tyrannidem, Quint. 1, 10, 48: orationem (opp. illustrare), id. 11, 1, 2; cf. finitionem (opp. confirmare), id. 7, 3, 19: singulos testes (opp. exornare), id. 5, 7, 25 sq.: hostem, Tac. A. 2, 63: senem, id. H. 1, 6: [[multa]] [[vetustas]], Ov. F. 5, 132; cf. id. M. 15, 235: dicta vultu, id. A. A. 2, 312: legem, Vulg. Rom. 3, 31.
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|gf=<b>dēstrŭō</b>,¹¹ xī, ctum, ĕre, tr., démolir, détruire, renverser, abattre : ædificium Cic. CM 72, démolir un bâtiment || [fig.] détruire, abattre : [[jus]] Liv. 34, 3, détruire le droit ; hostem Tac. Ann. 2, 63, abattre un ennemi.
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Revision as of 06:52, 14 August 2017

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dē-strŭo: xi, ctum, 3,
I v. a., to pull or tear down any thing built (opp. construo— for syn. cf.: demolior, diruo).
I Prop. (rare but class.): navem, aedificium idem destruit facillime, qui construxit, Cic. de Sen. 20, 72; so, templum prope funditus, Suet. Vesp. 9: moenia, Verg. A. 4, 326: aras, Vulg. Exod. 34, 13 et saep.—
   B Poet. transf.: crinemque manumque, i. e., to strip off crown and sceptre, Stat. Th. 12, 93.—
II Trop., to destroy, ruin, weaken (perh. not ante-Aug.): destruere ac demoliri aliquid, Liv. 34, 3: tyrannidem, Quint. 1, 10, 48: orationem (opp. illustrare), id. 11, 1, 2; cf. finitionem (opp. confirmare), id. 7, 3, 19: singulos testes (opp. exornare), id. 5, 7, 25 sq.: hostem, Tac. A. 2, 63: senem, id. H. 1, 6: multa vetustas, Ov. F. 5, 132; cf. id. M. 15, 235: dicta vultu, id. A. A. 2, 312: legem, Vulg. Rom. 3, 31.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēstrŭō,¹¹ xī, ctum, ĕre, tr., démolir, détruire, renverser, abattre : ædificium Cic. CM 72, démolir un bâtiment