in-cēro, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a. [incero],
to smear or cover over with wax : canaliculum, Cels. 8, 8, § 1. — Poet.: genua deorum, i. e. to smear the knees of the gods by constant embraces and kisses; to be persistent in prayers , Juv. 10, 55 (cf. Prud. cont. Symm. 1, 203; others explain, to attach waxen tablets , containing written prayers , to the knees of the statues of gods; cf.: tacitas preces in templo deis allegasti, Ap. Mag. 54, p. 309); so, genua Dianae, Prud. Apoth. 457: lapides (religio), id. Ham. 404.