detumesco
ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-tŭmesco: mŭi, 3,
I v. inch. n., to cease swelling, to settle down, subside (postAug. and very rare): stagna lacusque sonori detumuere, Stat. Th. 3, 259: animi maris, id. ib. 5, 468.—Trop.: odia, Petr. 109, 5: colla superbarum gentium, Amm. 15, 8, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dētŭmēscō,¹⁶ mŭī, ĕre, intr., cesser de s’enfler, s’abaisser : Stat. Th. 3, 259 || [fig.] se calmer, s’apaiser : Petr. 17, 3 || cesser d’être fier : Amm. 15, 8, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
dē-tumēsco, tumuī, ere, aufhören zu schwellen, übtr. = ruhig werden, nachlassen, stagna lacusque sonori detumuere, Stat. Theb. 3, 259: detumuere animi maris, ibid. 5, 468: ut ergo tam ambitiosus detumuit imber, Petron. 17, 3: detumescunt odia, Petron. 109, 5: donec (numeri) quodam modo detumescant, Augustin. de music. 6, 9, 24.
Latin > English
detumesco detumescere, detumui, - V INTRANS :: settle down; subside; cease swelling
detumesco detumesco detumescere, detumui, - V INTRANS :: subside, become less swollen; (of passions); settle down (L+S); cease swelling
