desuesco
δυοῖν κακοῖν προκειμένοιν τὸ μὴ χεῖρον βέλτιστον → the lesser of two evils, the less bad thing of a pair of bad things, better the devil you know, better the devil you know than the devil you don't, better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the devil you know than the one you don't, better the devil you know than the one you don't know, the devil that you know is better than the devil that you don't know, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't, the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-sŭesco: sŭēvi, sŭētum, 3, v. a. and n. (mostly poet., or in post-Aug. prose; in Cic. and Caes. not at all; cf., however, desuefacio).
I Act., to disuse, to lay aside a custom or habit, to disaccustom, to put out of use: desuevi, ne quo ad cenam iret, Titin. ap. Non. 95, 1: arma diu desueta, Verg. A. 2, 509; cf.: rem desuetam usurpare, Liv. 3, 38: desueta sidera cerno (i. e. quae cernere desuevi), Ov. M. 5, 503; cf.: voces jam mihi desuetae, id. ib. 7, 646: desueta verba, id. Tr. 5, 7, 63: in desuescendis morari, Quint. 3, 8, 70.—With inf.: desueto Samnite clamorem Romani exercitus pati, Liv. 8, 38, 10.—
II Neutr., to become unaccustomed, to disaccustom one's self; or in the perf., to be unaccustomed: paullatim antiquo patrum honori, Sil. 3, 576: jam desueta triumphis (i. e. bellis) agmina, Verg. A. 6, 815; cf. id. ib. 7, 693: fera rabiem desueta, Stat. Th. 5, 231: desueta corda, Verg. A. 1, 722.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēsuēscō,¹³ suēvī, suētum, suēscĕre,
1 tr., a) se déshabituer de, perdre l’habitude de : vocem Apul. Flor. 15, perdre l’habitude de la voix, se taire ; in desuescenda aliqua re morari Quint. 3, 8, 70, passer son temps à se déshabituer de qqch. || pass. desuetus, dont on a perdu l’habitude : Virg. En. 2, 509 ; Liv. 3, 38 ; Ov. M. 5, 503 ; b) désaccoutumer, faire perdre l’habitude : desuevi ne quo ad cenam iret extra consilium meum Titin. d. Non. 95, 1, je lui ai fait perdre l’habitude d’aller dîner en ville sans me consulter ; pass. desuetus, qui a perdu l’habitude, déshabitué : aliqua re Virg. En. 6, 815 ; 7, 693, déshabitué de qqch. ; [avec inf.] Liv. 8, 38, 10
2 intr., se déshabituer de : desuescere patrum honori Sil. 3, 576, dégénérer de la gloire de ses pères. chez les poètes -suē- compte ordint pour une seule syllabe longue.
