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eniteo

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Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7

Latin > English

eniteo enitere, enitui, - V :: shine forth/out; be outstanding/conspicuous

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ē-nĭtĕo: tŭi, 2, v. n.,
I to shine forth, shine out, gleam, brighten (class.).
I Lit.: fruges enitent, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 5; cf.: myrtus floridis ramulis, Cat. 61, 21: campus, Verg. G. 2, 211: caelum, i. e. to become fine again, clear up, Gell. 19, 1, 7: tantum egregio decus enitet ore, Verg. A. 4, 150.—
II Trop., to shine forth, to be eminent, distinguished (a favorite expression of Cicero): quod in eis orationibus, quae Philippicae nominantur, enituerat Demosthenes, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 3; cf. id. Inv. 2, 2, 5; id. de Or. 2, 28 fin.; id. Fl. 7, 17: virtus in bello, id. Mur. 14 fin.; cf. Liv. 1, 42; 4, 3: oratio Crassi, Cic. Brut. 59, 215; Liv. 22, 27.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ēnĭtĕō,¹¹ ŭī, ēre, intr., briller, être brillant : Virg. G. 2, 211 || [fig.] briller, paraître avec éclat, se distinguer, se signaler : Cic. Br. 215 ; Att. 2, 1, 3 ; Liv. 22, 27, 3.

Latin > German (Georges)

ē-niteo, tuī, ēre, erglänzen, hervorglänzen, -schimmern, -leuchten, sich in vollem Glanze zeigen, I) eig.: enitet myrtus floridis ramulis, Catull.: enitet campus, Verg.: enitet caelum, der H. klärt sich auf, Gell. – II) übtr.: Crassi magis enitebat oratio, Cic.: quo in bello virtus enituit egregia M. Catonis, Cic.: in eo bello et virtus et fortuna enituit Tulli, Liv.: et ne carmen quidem sani coloris enituit, selbst nicht der Poesie blieb eine freudige Lebensfrische, Petron.: sive locus exquisito et poëtico cultu enituit, Tac. dial. – v. Pers., ille in sua pictura nobilis enitet, Cic.: enituit aliquis in bello, sed obsolevit in pace, Plin. pan.