evalesco
Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιον ἡ ὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ē-vălesco: lŭi, 3,
I v. inch. n., to become strong, increase in strength, to increase, grow (cf.: vix illa, quae παραγόμενα vocant, nobis permittimus, sed hoc feliciter, evaluit, Quint. 8, 6, 32; not ante-Aug.).
I Lit.: cum evaluissent flagella pedes binos, Plin. 17, 15, 25, § 116; cf. rami, id. 16, 30, 54, § 125.—
II Trop.
A In gen.: adjuta cura natura magis evalescit, Quint. 2, 8, 5; Tac. A. 14, 58 fin.: affectatio quietis in tumultum evaluit, strengthened into, etc., id. H. 1, 80: indoles naturalis, adjuta praeceptis, evalescit, Sen. Ep. 94, 31.—
2 Transf.
a In the temp. perf., to have power or ability for any thing, to be able: ut ne ipsa quidem natura in hoc ita evaluerit, ut non, etc., Quint. 10, 2, 10: sed non Dardaniae medicari cuspidis ictum Evaluit, * Verg. A. 7, 757; so with a subjectclause, * Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 201; Stat. S. 5, 2, 79; Claud. Cons. Honor. 303; Rapt. Pros. 3, 92. —
b To be worth in price, Macr. S. 2, 13 fin.—
B In partic., of a word or expression, to prevail, get into vogue: ita nationis nomen, non gentis evaluisse paulatim, Tac. G. 2 fin.; so Quint. 9, 3, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ēvălēscō,¹³ lŭī, ĕre, intr.,
1 prendre de la force, se fortifier : Plin. 17, 186 ; Sen. Ep. 94, 31 || [fig.] : tempus in suspicionem evaluit Tac. H. 1, 80, le moment choisi finit par amener le soupçon (aboutit à) [poét., avec inf.] être capable de, pouvoir : Virg. En. 7, 757
2 valoir, coûter : Macr. Sat. 2, 13, fin
3 prévaloir : Quint. 9, 3, 13 ; Tac. G. 2.
