liquesco
τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν → what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lĭquesco: lĭcŭi, 3,
I v. inch. n. liqueo, to become fluid or liquid, to melt.
I Lit.: tabes nivis liquescentis, Liv. 21, 36: haec ut cera liquescit, Verg. E. 8, 80; Ov. M. 5, 431: volnificusque chalybs vastā fornace liquescit, Verg. A. 8, 446; Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 162: corpora foeda jacent ... dilapsa liquescunt, i. e. putrefy, Ov. M. 7, 550.—
B Transf.
1 To become clear, limpid: aqua liquescit ac subsidit, Auct. B. Alex. 5.—
2 Of the liquid sound of l, m, n, r with other consonants, to merge, coalesce, be confined with other sounds: eorum sonus liquescit et tenuatur, Val. Prob. p. 1389 P.—
II Trop.
A To grow soft, effeminate: qua (voluptate) cum liquescimus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52. —
B To melt or waste away: fortuna liquescit, Ov. Ib. 425.—Of a person: minui et deperire, et, ut proprie dicam, liquescere, Sen. Ep. 26.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lĭquēscō,¹² lĭcŭī, ĕre (liqueo), intr.,
1 devenir liquide, se liquéfier, fondre : Liv. 21, 36 ; Virg. B. 8, 80 ; Ov. M. 5, 431 || devenir clair, limpide : B. Alex. 5
2 [fig.] s’efféminer : Cic. Tusc. 2, 52 || fondre, disparaître, s’évanouir : Ov. Ib. 425 ; Sen. Ep. 26, 4.
