eliquo
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ē-lĭquo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I To clarify, strain (post-Aug.).
A Lit.: vinum a faecibus, Col. 12, 27; cf. id. 12, 19, 4; Sen. Q. N. 3, 26.—
B Trop.: aliquid plorabile, to recite slowly or without energy, * Pers. 1, 35: canticum ore tereti semihiantibus labellis, App. Flor. 2, 15, p. 351, 11.—
II (With the notion of the simplex predominating.)
A To cause to flow clearly, to pour forth: fluviales aquas (mons), App. M. 10, p. 253.—Fig.: in unum necesse est summitas magnitudinis aliquetur, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 4.—
B To sift, examine thoroughly: scatebras fluviorum omnes et operta metalla, Prud. Hamart. 260.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ēlĭquō,¹⁶ āvī, ātum, āre, tr., clarifier, épurer : Col. Rust. 12, 27 ; Sen. Nat. 3, 26 || distiller, faire couler lentement : Apul. M. 10, 30 ; [fig.] Pers. 1, 35 ; Apul. Flor. 2, 15 || fouiller, passer au crible, examiner à fond : Prud. Ham. 260.
