invalesco
Οὔτ' ἐν φθιμένοις οὔτ' ἐν ζωοῖσιν ἀριθμουμένη, χωρὶς δή τινα τῶνδ' ἔχουσα μοῖραν → Neither among the dead nor the living do I count myself, having a lot apart from these
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-vălesco: valŭi, 3,
I v. n. inch. valeo, to become strong; only trop.
I To grow strong or powerful: tantum opibus invaluit, Cic. Mur. 15; Tac. H. 2, 98.—
II To increase, prevail, predominate: libido atque luxuria invaluerat, Suet. Vesp. 11: appellatio grammaticorum invaluit, id. Gramm. 4: amor, Plin. Ep. 6, 8, 2: consuetudo, id. ib. 6, 2, 5: vitiis invalescentibus, Suet. Ner. 27: consuetudo cotidie magis invalescit, Quint. 2, 1, 1: hic effectus (opp. nihil efficit), id. 6, 1, 44.—
III To come into use: verba intercidunt, invalescuntque temporibus, Quint. 10, 2, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
invalēscō,¹³ lŭī, ĕre, intr., se fortifier, prendre de la force, s’affermir [pr. et fig.] : Quint. 2, 1, 1 ; 10, 2, 13 ; Tac. H. 2, 98 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 6, 8, 2 ; Suet. Nero 27.
