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verb intransitive

allŭo

2nd PP al-lŭere · 3rd PP al-lŭi · conj. 3rd
to flow near to; to wash against; to bathe
to flow near to, to wash against, to bathe, of the sea, the waves, etc. (perh. not used before the Cic. per.).
non adluuntur a mari moenia, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 37, § 96: ita jactantur… literal ••
Lit.: non adluuntur a mari moenia, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 37, § 96: ita jactantur fluctibus, ut numquam adluantur, id. Sex. Rosc. 72: fluvius latera haec adluit, id. Leg. 2, 3, 6: flumen quo adluitur oppidum, Plin. 6, 4; Verg. A. 8, 149: amnis ora vicina adluens, Sen. Hippol. 1232: adluit gentes Maeotis, id. Oedip. 475.—
(Massilia) cincta Gallorum gentibus barbariae fluctibus adluitur, Cic. Fl. 26,… figuratively •
Fig.: (Massilia) cincta Gallorum gentibus barbariae fluctibus adluitur, Cic. Fl. 26, 63.
Perseus ID: n1967 Key: alluo