scătūrĭo, īre (imperf. scaturribat, Ap. Met. 4, 6, 12), v. n. [scateo], to stream, flow, or gush out (not before the Aug. period, and very rare).
I Lit.: scaturiens aqua, Pall. 1, 33 fin. : de summo vertice fons scaturribat (i. e. -riebat), Ap. Met. 4, 6, 12; oleum de terrā, Ampel. Lib. Mem. 8, § 5.—
II Transf., like scateo.
A To come forth in great numbers , to swarm , abound : vermiculi, Auct. Priap. 4, 6 fin. : vermes, Vulg. 2 Macc. 9, 9.—
B To be full of , filled with , abound in a thing.
1 Lit.: solum, quod fontibus non scaturiat, Col. 3, 1, 8.—
2 Trop.: (Curio) totus, ut nunc est, hoc scaturit, he is all possessed with it , Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 2: aurae scaturientes sermonis, Prud. στεφ. 10, 551.