superlatio
From LSJ
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sŭperlātĭo: ōnis, f. superfero.
I In rhet., an exaggerating, hyperbole: veritatis superlatio atque trajectio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44; Quint. 9, 2, 3; 9, 1, 29; 12, 10, 62: malignitatis, the highest degree, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 20, 40.—
II In gram., the superlative: (soloecismus) per comparationes et superlationes, Quint. 1, 5, 45; Charis. p. 88 sq. P.
