madido

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

mădĭdo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [madidus], to make wet or moist, to wet, moisten (post-class.).

I In gen.

A Act. : proluvie linerent et madidarent se suā, Arn. 2, 70: madidari ex imbribus arva, id. 1, 3: madidatae spongiae, Ap. Met. 8, 18, 25.—

B Neutr., to be wet : ille novo madidantes nectare pennas concutit, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 88.—

II In partic., to make drunk, intoxicate : mero multo madidari, Arn. 5, 163: injecisse madidatis vincula, id. 5 init.