concoquo

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

con-cŏquo: coxi, coctum, 3, v. a.
I To boil or seethe together (very rare): sal et nitrum sulphuri concoctum in lapidem vertitur, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 122: odores, Lucr. 2, 853: (spondyli) perturbati concoctique, Sen. Ep. 95, 28: remedia, Macr. S. 7, 16, 23. —
II To digest (class., esp. in prose).
   A Prop.: cum stomachi calore concoxerit conchas, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 124; so Lucr. 4, 631; Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136; 2, 54, 55; id. Fin. 2, 20, 64; Cels. 3, 22; Sen. Ben. 4, 39, 3; Plin. 11, 53, 118, § 283; Quint. 8, 4, 16; Cat. 23, 8 al.: mirifice concoquit brassica, promotes digestion, Cato, R. R. 156, 1.—
   2    Transf. to other objects, to prepare, ripen, mature (freq. in Plin., esp. of the bringing to maturity of a tumor, and the like): terra acceptum umorem concoquens, Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 110 (coquens, Sillig): omnem sucum in venenum, id. 22, 22, 46, § 94: tumida, Cato, R. R. 157, 3: dura, Plin. 22, 24, 50, § 107: tussis et duritias, id. 24, 8, 36, § 54: suppurationes, id. 21, 19, 74, § 127 al.—
   B Trop.
   1    Like Engl. digest, = to endure, suffer, put up with, brook, tolerate (rare, but in good prose): ut ejus ista odia non sorbeam solum, sed etiam concoquam, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 5: ut quem senatorem concoquere civitas vix posset, regem ferret, Liv. 4, 15, 7: tres plagas, Petr. 105, 5: sicco famem ore, id. 82, 5: κρίσιν (i. e. probare), Cic. Fam. 9, 4 med.—
   2    To revolve in mind, think upon, weigh, to reflect maturely upon, to consider well: tibi diu deliberandum et concoquendum est, utrum, etc., Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 45 Orell. N. cr.: clandestina consilia, to concoct, devise, Liv. 40, 11, 2: concoquamus illa: alioquin in memoriam ibunt, non in ingenium, Sen. Ep. 84, 7: cum multa percurreris, unum excerpe, quod illo die concoquas, id. ib. 2, 4: sive concoquitur seu maturatur recordatio, Quint. 11, 2, 43.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

concŏquō,¹¹ coxī, coctum, cŏquĕre, tr.,
1 faire cuire ensemble : Sen. Ep. 95, 28 ; concoctus et dat. Plin. 31, 122, cuit avec
2 digérer, élaborer : Cic. Nat. 2, 24 ; 124 ; cibus facillimus ad concoquendum Cic. Fin. 2, 64, nourriture très digestible || abs^t] faire la digestion : quamvis non concoxerim Sen. Ben. 4, 39, 3, bien que ma digestion ne soit pas faite
3 [médec.] résoudre, mûrir : juniperus tusses concoquit Plin. 24, 54, le genièvre réduit le rhume ; concoquere suppurationes Plin. 21, 127, mûrir des abcès
4 [fig.] a) digérer [une disgrâce], endurer, supporter : quem senatorem concoquere civitas vix posset Liv. 4, 15, 7, que l’État avait de la peine à supporter comme sénateur ; odia concoquere Cic. Q. 3, 9, 5, être insensible aux haines, cf. Fam. 9, 4 ; b) méditer mûrement, approfondir : Cic. Com. 45 ; Har. 55 ; concoquamus illa Sen. Ep. 84, 7, assimilons-nous ces enseignements.