laetifico

Latin > English

laetifico laetificare, laetificavi, laetificatus V TRANS :: fertilize, enrich, make fruitful (land); delight, cheer, gladden, rejoice

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

laetĭfĭco: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. laetificus,
I to cheer, gladden, delight; constr. with abl. (rare but class.): non illum gloria pulsi Laetificat Magni, Luc. 3, 48: sol laetificat terram, Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102; Vulg. Psa. 21, 7: corda, id. ib. 19, 9; 103, 15.— Mid., to rejoice, be glad respecting any thing: nunc eo alii laetificantur Meo malo et damno, Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 15.—
II In partic., in agriculture, to render fruitful, to fertilize, enrich, manure the ground: Indus agros laetificat et mitigat, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: faba solum laetificat, Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120: agrum, id. 17, 9, 6, § 50: laetificata seges, Sedul. 1, 41.—Hence, laetĭfĭcans, antis, P. a., rejoicing, joyous (ante-class.): unde ego omnes hilares, lubentes, laetificantes faciam ut fiant, Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lætĭfĭcō,¹⁶ āvī, ātum, āre (lætus, facio), tr.,
1 réjouir, enchanter : Cic. Nat. 2, 102 || [pass. réfl.] se réjouir : Pl. Aul. 725
2 rendre abondant, productif, enrichir, fumer (la terre) : Cic. Nat. 2, 130 ; Plin. 18, 120.

Latin > German (Georges)

laetifico, āvī, ātum, āre (laetificus), I) freudig stimmen, mit Freude erfüllen, erfreuen, alqm, Lucan. 3, 49. Vulg. psalm. 21, 7 u.a.: corda, ibid. 19, 9: fiducia arbitrio laetificanda tuo, Pallad. de insit. 10: laetificari alcis malo et damno, sich freuen über usw., Plaut. aul. 725: sol tum quasi tristitiā quādam contrahit terram, tum vicissim laetificat, ut cum caelo hilarata videatur, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 102. – Partiz. Präs. neutr. = freudig gestimmt, fröhlich, unde ego omnes hilaros, lubentes, laetificantes faciam ut fiant, Plaut. Pers. 760. – II) übtr., fröhlich gedeihen machen, befruchten, bes. durch Düngung, solum stercoris vice, v. der Bohne, Plin. 18, 120: agrum suis manibus (v. einer Pers.), Plin. 17, 50: agros aquā (v. einem Flusse), Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 130.

Latin > Chinese

laetifico, as, are. (facio.) :: 快人心。悅之。灌糞培植

Translations

gladden

Azerbaijani: sevindirmək; Bulgarian: радвам, развеселявам; Chinese Mandarin: 使高興／使高兴, 使喜悅／使喜悦, 使喜悦; Finnish: ilahduttaa; French: réjouir; German: freuen, erfreuen; Greek: χαροποιώ, ευφραίνω; Ancient Greek: εὐφραίνω, ἐϋφραίνω, ἱλαροποιέω, ἱλαροποιῶ, ἱλαρόω, ἱλαρῶ, καθιλαρύνω, σαίνω, τέρπω; Ido: joyigar; Italian: rallegrare; Japanese: 喜ばせる, 楽しませる; Latin: hilaro, laetifico; Maori: whakahari; Romanian: bucura, îmbucura; Russian: радовать, обрадовать, веселить, развеселить; Sanskrit: प्रीणाति; Serbo-Croatian: razvesèliti, развесѐлити; Spanish: alborozar; Swedish: glädja