ē-năto, āvi, 1, v. n., to swim out or away, to escape by swimming (very rare).
I Lit., Vitr. 6 praef.; Hor. A. P. 20; Phaedr. 4, 21, 14; Ap. Met. 2, 14, 8 al.—
II Trop., to extricate one's self , to get off : reliqui habere se angustius videntur; enatant tamen, Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 87; Petr. 57, 10.