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verb transitive

dēfervĕfăcĭo

2nd PP dē-fervĕfăcere · 3rd PP dēfēci · 4th PP dēfactum · conj. 3rd-io
to seethe; cause to boil
to seethe or cause to boil.—
brassicam bene, Cato R. R. 157, 9: aquam in aëno, Vitr. 8, 5: radicem in vino,… literal •
Prop.: brassicam bene, Cato R. R. 157, 9: aquam in aëno, Vitr. 8, 5: radicem in vino, Plin. 23, 7, 64, § 129.—*
heated by extension
Transf.: aër defervefactus in pulmone, heated, Varr. ap. Lact. Opif. Dei 17.
Perseus ID: n12679 Key: defervefacio