insusurro

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

in-sŭsurro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a., to whisper in, into, or to; to insinuate, suggest.

I Lit.

α Neutr. : alicui, Cic. Tusc. 5, 36, 103: in aures, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4: ad aurem familiariter, id. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 107: modo insusurrans, Suet. Cal. 22.— Impers. : in aurem ejus insusurratum, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 120.—

β Act. : alicui cantilenam, Cic. Att. 1, 19, 8: vota diis, Sen. Ep. 10: insusurratum nomen, id. Brev. Vit. 14. —

II Transf.: non solum nauta significat, sed etiam Favonius ipse insusurrat, navigandi nobis tempus esse, suggests to us , reminds us , Cic. Ac. 2, 48, 147.

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