interaresco

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

intĕr-āresco, ĕre, v. inch. n., to become dry, to dry up.

I Lit., Vitr. 7, 8, 2: animalia sine humoris potestate interarescent, will die off , id. 8 praef. § 3.—

II Trop., to dry up , decay; with exstingui et cadere, Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 40.

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