Home / Browse
P / permădesco
verb intransitive

permădesco

2nd PP per-mădescere · 3rd PP per-mădescdŭi · conj. 3rd
to become thoroughly wet; quite moist
to become thoroughly wet, quite moist.
quasi hibernis pluviis terra permaduerit, Col. 2, 4; Prud. στεφ. 10, 1010.— literal •
Lit.: quasi hibernis pluviis terra permaduerit, Col. 2, 4; Prud. στεφ. 10, 1010.—
to grow soft; effeminate figuratively •
Trop., to grow soft or effeminate: deliciis, Sen. Ep. 20, 11: fugite enervatam felicitatem, quā animi permadescunt, id. Prov. 4, 9.
Perseus ID: n35187 Key: permadesco