rĕ-pastĭno, āvi, ātum (old inf. repastinassere, Afran. Com. 288), 1, v. a.
I Lit., agricult. t. t., to dig again , to dig or delve anew; to dig around , trench , grub , Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 8; 1, 37, 4; Col. 3, 18; 4, 32, 3; Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 84; 17, 10, 11, § 61 al.; cf. Fest. pp. 137 and 231.—
II Transf., to clean (post-class.). Lit.: ungues, Tert. Poen. 11.—
III Trop.: usum divitiarum, to check , = coercere, Tert. Cult. Fem. 9: vitam, i. e. to renew , id. Anim. 50 fin. : commissionem injuriae, i. e. to prevent , id. adv. Marc. 2, 18.