recanto
ἔνδον σκάπτε, ἔνδον ἡ πηγή τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ καί ἀεί ἀναβλύειν δυναμένη, ἐάν ἀεί σκάπτῃς → Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig. | Look within. Within is the fountain of the good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rĕ-canto: no
I perf., ātum, 1, v. freq. n. and a. (poet.). *
I Neutr., to sound back, re-echo: nusquam Graecula quod recantat Echo, Mart. 2, 86, 3.—
II Act.
1 To repeat in singing, sing again: saepius iste versiculus recantandus est, Ambros. Virg. 2, 6, 42.—
2 To recall, revoke, recant: recantatis opprobriis, Hor. C. 1, 16, 27. —
3 To charm back, charm away: nulla recantatas deponent pectora curas, Ov. R. Am. 259.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
rĕcantō,¹⁵ āre, tr., répéter [écho] : Mart. 2, 86, 3 || recantatus, a) rétracté, désavoué : Hor. O. 1, 16, 27 ; b) éloigné par des enchantements : Ov. Rem. 259.
