elimo
Ἐσθλῷ γὰρ ἀνδρὶ τἆσθλὰ καὶ διδοῖ θεός → Bonis hominibus quid nisi bona det deus? → Dem edlen Mann gibt Gott auch das, was edel ist
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ē-līmo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I to file up, viz.,
I Prop.: elimata scobis, filings, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 170.—
II Transf., to polish.
A Lit., Ov. M. 4, 176; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 12 fin.: dentes, to clean, Tert. Poen. 11.—
B To elaborate, cultivate; to finish, perfect: σχόλιον aliquod, Att. ap. Cic. Att. 16, 7, 3; cf. Quint. 2, 7, 5: animum, Aug. contra Acad. 2, 7: elimati, i. q. eruditi, Gell. praef. § 19: Aeneida, id. 17, 10, 7.—
III To lessen, diminish: vires, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 14, 217.—Hence, ēlī-mātus, a, um, P. a., elaborate; only sup.: disputatio elimatissima, Aug. Cont. Jul. 5, 17.—Adv.; only comp.: ēlīmātĭus, more elaborately, more exactly, Ambros. Hexaëm. 6, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) ēlīmō, āvī, ātum, āre, tr. (e, lima), user avec la lime, limer : elimata scobis Plin. 34, 170, limaille || limer, polir, retoucher, perfectionner : Ov. M. 4, 176 ; Attic. d. Cic. Att. 16, 7, 3 ; Quint. 2, 7, 5 ; Gell. 17, 10, 7 || affaiblir, v. elimatus 1.
(2) ēlīmō, āre (e, limus), tr., nettoyer : Tert. Pæn. 11 || [fig.] animum Aug. Acad. 2, 7, purifier son âme.
