insuesco

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

in-suesco, suēvi, suētum, 3, v. n. and a. (insuerat, Tac. A. 4, 57), to accustom, habituate (not in Cic. or Caes.).

I Neutr. , to accustom or habituate one’s self , to become accustomed to a thing; constr. with dat., with ad , or inf.

α With dat.: corpori, Tac. A. 11, 29. —

β With ad : ad disciplinam militiae insuescere militem nostrum, Liv. 5, 6.—

γ With inf.: mentiri, Ter. Ad. 55: largiri, Sall. J. 8, 2: amare, potare, id. C. 11, 6. —

II Act. , to accustom or habituate one to a thing; constr. aliquem aliquid or aliqua re.

α Aliquem aliquid : insuevit pater optimus hoc me Ut fugerem, Hor. S. 1, 4, 105.—

β Aliquem aliqua re : aquā pecus, Col. 6, 4.— Pass. : sic insuesci debent, ut, id. 11, 3: ita se a pueris insuetos, Liv. 24, 48, 6.

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