conquiesco

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

con-quiēscō quiēvī

(conquiēsti, C.; conquiēsse, L.), quiētus, ere, to find rest, rest, repose, be idle, be inactive: ut ne ad saxa quidem mortui conquiescant: ante iter confectum, to halt, Cs.: sub armis, Cs.: ex laboribus.—To go to sleep, take repose, take a nap: meridie, Cs.—To pause (in speaking): in conquiescendo. — To pause, stop: numquam ante, quam, etc.: nec conquiesse, donec, etc., L.—To stop, pause, rest, cease, be in repose: quando illius sica conquievit?: navigatio mercatorum, is closed: imbre conquiescente, L.: Italia a delectu, urbs ab armis. — Fig., to rest, be at peace, enjoy tranquillity: nec nocte nec interdiu, L.: aures convicio defessae: in nostris studiis.

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