distabesco
From LSJ
Καλῶς ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ πλουτεῖν θέλε → Opulentiae antepone rumorem bonum → Erstrebe anstatt Reichtum lieber guten Ruf
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dis-tābesco: bŭi, 3,
I v. inch. n., to consume or melt away (ante- and post-class.).
I Lit.: distabescit sal, Cato R. R. 24; so, jecur in coquendo, Fest. S. V. MONSTRA, p. 157, 14 Müll.: suspirium in aqua, Veg. Vet. 1, 11, 13.—
II Trop.: in quantas iniquitates distabui! Aug. Conf. 3, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
distābēscō,¹⁶ bŭī, bēscĕre, intr., se dissoudre, se fondre : Cato Agr. 24
