devolo
τὸ λακωνίζειν πολὺ μᾶλλόν ἐστιν φιλοσοφεῖν ἢ φιλογυμναστεῖν → to behave like a Lacedaemonian is much more to love wisdom than to love gymnastics (Plato, Protagoras 342e6)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-vŏlo: āre,
I v. n., to fly down or away (very rare).
I Lit.
(a) To fly down: devolant angues jubati deorsum in impluvium, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 56: Iris per caelum, Verg. A. 4, 702: sibi de caelo devolaturam in sinum victoriam, Liv. 7, 12, 13.—
(b) To fly away: turdus devolet illuc, ubi, etc., Hor. S. 2, 5, 11: phoenicem devolavisse in Aegyptum, Plin. 10, 2, 2, § 5.—
II Transf., to hasten down, to fly or hasten away: de tribunali, Liv. 2, 29: in terram, Lucr. 6, 205: praecipites in forum, Liv. 3, 15; cf.: raptim ad puerum, Petr. 105, 8: ab afflicta amicitia transfugere atque ad florentem aliam devolare, * Cic. Quint. 30, 93; cf. absol. Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēvŏlō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre, intr., descendre en volant, s’abattre, fondre sur : Ov. M. 3, 420 ; Liv. 7, 12, 13 || [fig.] descendre en hâte, s’élancer de, voler vers : Liv. 2, 29, 3 ; 3, 15, 6 ; Cic. Quinct. 93.
