innuo

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

in-nŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. n.,

I to give a nod , to nod to; to give a sign , to intimate , hint.

α With dat.: ubi ego innuero vobis, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 26: abiens innuit mihi, Ter. Eun. 735: stabat innuebat digito similis vocanti, Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 9.—

β Absol. : ne mora sit, si innuerim, quin pugnus in mala haereat, Ter. Ad. 171: ubi innuerint, Liv. 8, 4, 2: coram licet innuat atque Rescribat, Juv. 6, 140: aqua innuetur his signis esse tenus, Vitr. 8, 5 ext.

II To mean , intimate , signify , = significo, Don. ad Ter. Ad. 200.

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