stercŏro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [stercus].
I To dung , manure with dung , to muck : loca, Varr. R. R. 1, 38; Cic. Sen. 15, 54: agrum, Mart. Cap. 3, § 305; Col. 2, 16, 2; Plin. 17, 9, 6, § 50.—
II To cleanse from dung : latrinas, Dig. 7, 1, 15: stercorata colluvies, dungheap , Col. 1, 6, 24.
III —Hence, stercŏ-rātus , a, um, P. a., dunged , mucked , manured : locus stercoratissimus, Col. 11, 2, 85; 2, 11, 8.