subedo

τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀφορμὴ τοῦ κακῶς φρονεῖν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις γίγνεται → undeserved success engenders folly in unbalanced minds

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sŭb-ĕdo: ēdi, 3, v. a.,
I to eat, waste, or wear away below: e scopulo, quem rauca subederat unda, Ov. M. 11, 783; Hier. in Jer. 1, 2, 37.

sŭbĕdō,¹⁶ ēdī, ĕre, tr., ronger par-dessous, miner : Ov. M. 11, 783.

sub-edo, ēdī, ēsum, ere, von unten anfressen, unterfressen, unterhöhlen, Ov. met. 11, 783. Hieron. in Ierem. 1, 2, 37: sic me subes cottidie, quasi fiber salicem, Plaut. fr. bei Paul. ex Fest. 90, 3.

subedo subedere, subedi, - V :: eat away below
subedo subedo subesse, -, - V :: eat away below