incresco
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
Latin > English
incresco increscere, increvi, - V :: grow (in or upon); grow, swell, increase, be augmented; be swollen
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
in-cresco: ēvi, v. n.,
I to grow in or upon any thing (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I Lit.: non taedia animalium capillis increscunt, do not grow in the hair, Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163. —
B In gen., to grow, increase: lacrimis quoque flumina dicunt Increvisse suis, Ov. M. 11, 48: maxime cibo eget, qui increscit, Cels. 1, 3: ne cum increverint (arbores), Col. 3, 21.—
II Trop.
A To grow or increase in: animis discordibus irae, Verg. A. 9, 688.—
B In gen., to increase, augment: morbus increscit, Cels. 3, 2: dolor, Sen. Med. 951: audacia, Liv. 1, 33, 8: certamen, id. 10, 5, 2: fremitus, id. 45, 1, 3: increscere et invalescere sententiam, Dig. 33, 7, 12.— Rhet., to advance from weaker to stronger expressions: hoc genus increscit, Quint. 8, 4, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
incrēscō,¹² ēvī, ĕre, intr.,
1 croître sur [avec dat.] : Plin. 28, 163
2 pousser, croître : Ov. M. 11, 48 ; Col. Rust. 3, 21 || s’accroître : Virg. En. 9, 688 ; Liv. 1, 23, 8 ; 10, 5, 2 || [rhét.] aller en gradation : Quint. 8, 4, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
in-crēsco, crēvī, ere, I) an od. in etwas wachsen, anwachsen, einwachsen, squamae cuti increscunt, Ov.: gravis increvit mutatis insula membris, Ov.: taedia animalium capillis non increscunt, Plin. – II) anwachsen, im Wachstume zunehmen, A) eig.: increscunt aquae, Mela: increscit fons (Ggstz. deficit), Plin.: increscunt lacrimis flumina, Ov.: (ferrea seges) iaculis increvit acutis, wuchs (schoß) auf zu spitzen Lanzen, Verg. – B) übtr., wachsen, zunehmen, sich steigern, steigen, 1) im allg.: increscit morbu s (Ggstz. minuitur), Cels.: increscit valetudo, tussis, Plin. ep.: increscit certamen, Liv.: increscit audacia, Liv.: increvit dolor, Ov.: animis irae magis increscunt, Verg.: ingenium alcis increscit amplissimis operibus, gewinnt an Schwungkraft, Plin. ep. – 2) insbes., als rhet. t. t., sich steigern, Quint. 8, 4, 2.
Latin > Chinese
incresco, is, evi, escere. n. 3. :: 甚長大。Increverat valetudo 時病畧愈焉。
