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everbero

everbero · v. a

to strike violently

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What it meant

ē-verbĕro — Lewis & Short

ē-verbĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,

I to strike violently, to beat (rare and not ante-Aug.).
I Lit.: os oculosque hostis, Quint. 2, 4, 18; cf. pectus suis armis, Val. Fl. 6, 737: clipeum alis, Verg. A. 12, 866; cf.: cineres alis, Ov. M. 14, 578: mare, fluctus remis, Curt. 4, 3, 18; 9, 4, 13: spiritum cursu parum libero, Sen. Q. N. 5, 12.—
II Trop.: cum haec taliaque sollicitas ejus aures everberarent, kept striking, besieged, Amm. 14, 11, 4: animum alicujus ad inquirendum, i. e. to stimulate, excite, Gell. 1, 23, 7 (also ap. Macr. S. 1, 6, § 20).

In the wild

6 of 9 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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