verb intransitive

dētŭmesco

2nd PP dē-tŭmescere · 3rd PP dē-tŭmescmŭi · conj. 3rd

to cease swelling, to settle down, subside figuratively ••

to cease swelling, to settle down, subside (postAug. and very rare): stagna lacusque sonori detumuere, Stat. Th. 3, 259: animi maris, id. ib. 5, 468.—Trop.: odia, Petr. 109, 5: colla superbarum gentium, Amm. 15, 8, 7.

Perseus ID: n13566 Key: detumesco