desacro
καί τιν᾿ ὀίω αἵματί τ' ἐγκεφάλῳ τε παλαξέμεν ἄσπετον οὖδας ἀνδρῶν μνηστήρων, οἵ τοι βίοτον κατέδουσιν → and I think some one of the suitors that devour your property shall bespatter the vast earth with his blood and brains
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-sā̆cro: (also written desecro; cf. consecro), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (post-Aug. and rare for the class. consecro),
I to consecrate, dedicate.
I Prop.: quercum Triviae, Stat. Th. 9, 586.—
B (Acc. to consecro, no. I. B.) Of persons, to deify, Capitol. Anton. philos. 18.—*
II Trop., to devote, destine to any use: chamaeleon per singula membra desecratus, i. e. prescribed for particular diseases, Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 112.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēsăcrō (dēsecrō), āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,
1 consacrer, dédier : Stat. Th. 9, 856
2 mettre au rang des dieux, déifier : Capit. Aur. 18
3 [fig.] consacrer à, destiner à : chamæleon per singula membra desecratus Plin. 28, 112, le caméléon dont chaque membre est consacré [à une maladie], dont chaque membre est un spécifique.
