in-grăvesco
in-grăvesco, 3 (in tmesi: inque gravescunt, Lucr. 4, 1250), v. inch. n., to grow heavy, become heavier. Lit.: corpora exercitationum defatigatione ingravescunt, Cic. de Sen. 11, 36: sal vix incredibili pondere ingravescit, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 79. — Poet., to become pregnant: suscipiunt aliae pondus magis inque gravescunt, Lucr. 4, 1250.— Transf., to increase; grow worse, to become burdensome: ingravescens morbus, Cic. Div. 2, 6, 16: ingravescens aetas, id. de Sen. 2, 6: corpora exercitationum defetigatione ingravescunt, id. de Sen. 11, 36: hoc studium quotidie ingravescit, grows more serious, id. Fam. 4, 4, 4: alter in dies ingravescit, id. Att. 10, 4, 2: annona, provisions grow dearer, Auct. Or. pro Domo, 5, 11: Verania mox ingravescit, clamat moriens, etc., Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 5: falsis (rumoribus) ingravescebat, by false reports he sank deeper and deeper, Tac. H. 3, 54.
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in-grăvesco, 3 (in tmesi: inque gravescunt, Lucr. 4, 1250), v. inch. n., to grow heavy, become heavier. Lit.: corpora exercitationum defatigatione ingravescunt, Cic. de Sen. 11, 36: sal vix incredibili pondere ingravescit, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 79. — Poet., to become pregnant: suscipiunt aliae pondus magis inque gravescunt, Lucr. 4, 1250.— Transf., to increase; grow worse, to become burdensome: ingravescens morbus, Cic. Div. 2, 6, 16: ingravescens aetas, id. de Sen. 2, 6: corpora exercitationum defetigatione ingravescunt, id. de Sen. 11, 36: hoc studium quotidie ingravescit, grows more serious, id. Fam. 4, 4, 4: alter in dies ingravescit, id. Att. 10, 4, 2: annona, provisions grow dearer, Auct. Or. pro Domo, 5, 11: Verania mox ingravescit, clamat moriens, etc., Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 5: falsis (rumoribus) ingravescebat, by false reports he sank deeper and deeper, Tac. H. 3, 54.
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