lentesco
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English
lentesco lentescere, -, - V :: become sticky; relax
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lentesco: ĕre,
I v. inch. n. lentus, to become viscous or sticky; to become pliant, soft (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I Lit.: salix, si minus lenta est, in stercore obruenda, ut lentescat, Col. 11, 2, 92: sed picis in morem ad digitos lentescit habendo, becomes viscous, adheres, Verg. G. 2, 250: ut in picem resinamve lentescit, Tac. G. 45: gemma cerae modo lentescit, Plin. 37, 10, 70, § 185: metallum in virgulas lentescens, Hier. Ep. 24, n. 3.—
II Trop., to slacken, relax: lentescunt tempore curae, Ov. A. A. 2, 357. —Of persons: non torpenti lentescit affectu, Ambros. in Luc. 8, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lentēscō,¹⁴ ĕre (lenteo), intr., devenir collant, visqueux, devenir souple : Virg. G. 2, 250 ; Col. Rust. 11, 2, 92 ; Tac. G. 45 || [fig.] s’adoucir, se ralentir : Ov. Ars 2, 357 ; Luc. 8, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
lentēsco, ere (lenteo), I) zähe-, klebrig-biegsam werden, tellus picis in morem ad digitos lentescit habendo, Verg.: sucinum in picem resinamve lentescit, Tac.: salix, si minus lenta est, in stercore obruenda, ut lentescat, Colum. – II) übtr., nachlassen, lentescunt tempore curae, Ov. art. am. 2, 357: v. Pers., non torpenti lentescit affectu, Ambros. in Luc. 8. § 1.
