nāvo — Lewis & Short
nāvo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.navus,
I to do, perform, or accomplish a thing with zeal and diligence (class.):
nemo est tam afflictus, quin possit navare aliquid et efficere,Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 7: navare operam alicui, to come to one's assistance, to serve or assist one:
utinam potuissem tibi operam meam studiumque navare,id. ib. 15, 12, 2:
operam rei publicae,id. ib. 10, 25, 2; cf. id. Att. 1, 17, 4:
jam mihi videor navāsse operam, quod huc venerim,to have succeeded in my endeavors, id. de Or. 2, 7, 26:
fortiter in acie navare operam,to act vigorously, Liv. 7, 16; 28, 35:
navandae operae avidior,Tac. A. 3, 42;
for which: opus navare,Val. Fl. 3, 144:
quam vellem Bruto studium tuum navare potuisses!to show, exhibit, Cic. Att. 15, 4, 5; cf.:
si suffragandi studia non navant,id. Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 5, 18:
benevolentiam,id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:
bellum,to prosecute vigorously, Tac. H. 3, 25:
flagitium,to commit, perpetrate, id. ib. 4, 59:
rem publicam,to serve the state, Cic. Fam. 9, 2, 5 (dub.; B. and K. gubernare).—Hence, adv.: nā-vanter, with zeal, Cassiod. Var. 2, 23 al.