convolo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

con-vŏlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n., to fly or flock together; hence, to come hastily together, to run together.

I Lit. (rare but class.): populus convolat, * Ter. Hec. 40: statim, Cic. Tusc. 3, 21, 50: causa, in quā furiae concitate tamquam ad funus rei publicae convolant, id. Sest. 51, 109: qui cunctā ex Italiā ad me revocandum convolaverunt, id. Dom. 22, 57: ad sellas consulum, Liv. 2, 28, 9: ad scholam, Cod. Th. 6, 27, 18.—

II Trop. (late Lat.): ad secundum legatarium, Dig. 30, 33: ad secundas nuptias, Cod. Just. 5, 17, 9.

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