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floreo
floreo
See also: floreó
Latin
Verb
flōreō (present infinitive flōrēre, perfect active flōruī); second conjugation, no passive
- I bloom, blossom, flower
- I flourish; I prosper
- I abound with; I am filled with
- I am colorful, bright
- (of wine) I froth
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Terms derived from floreo
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References
- floreo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- floreo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “floreo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be in the prime of life: aetate florere, vigere
- to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence: opibus maxime florere
- to be highly favoured by; to be influential with..: florere gratia alicuius
- to possess great authority; to be an influential person: auctoritate valere or florere
- to be very famous, illustrious: gloria, laude florere
- to have reached the highest pinnacle of eminence: summa gloria florere
- learning, scientific knowledge is flourishing: artium studia or artes vigent (not florent)
- to be distinguished as a poet: poetica laude florere
- to be very eloquent: dicendi arte florere
- to be a distinguished orator: eloquentiae laude florere
- to be of noble family: generis antiquitate florere
- to have great influence: opibus, gratia, auctoritate valere, florere
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(ambiguous) flowers of rhetoric; embellishments of style: lumina, flores dicendi (De Or. 3. 25. 96)
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(ambiguous) a glorious expanse of flowers: laetissimi flores (Verr. 4. 48. 107)
- to be in the prime of life: aetate florere, vigere