incandesco

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

in-candesco, dŭi, 3,

v. inch. n. , to become warm or hot , to glow , to kindle (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): volat illud (plumbum) et incandescit eundo, Ov. M. 2, 728: vetus accensis incanduit ignibus ara, id. ib. 12, 12: spumis incanduit unda, Cat. 64, 13: tempestas totoque auctumni incanduit aestu, Verg. G. 3, 479: pars magna terrarum alto pulvere incanduit, Plin. Pan. 30, 3: aestas incanduit, Sen. Q. N. 3, 16, 3 (dub.; Haase, incaluit).—Trop.: studii mei ardor incanduit, was kindled , became strong , Symm. Ep. 1, 90.

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