madefacto
From LSJ
τοῦ εἰδέναι χάριν ἡ πραγματεία → knowledge is the object of our inquiry, the aim of our investigation is knowledge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mădĕfacto: āre, v. freq. a. madefacio,
I to wet, moisten, water, irrigate (post-class.): humum, Ven. Carm. 1, 21, 26.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mădĕfactō, āre, tr., fréq. de madefacio : Pl. Ps. 184 ; Fort. Carm. 1, 21, 26.
Latin > German (Georges)
madefacto, āre, (Intens. v. madefacio), naß machen, befeuchten, eo (vino) vostros pantices, Plaut. Pseud. 184 (nach Bugges Vermutung im Philol. 31, 252): si tamen est fluvius, quem madefactat homo, Ven. Fort. carm. 1, 21, 26.