The corpus record — Latin

opimo

opimo · v. a

to fatten

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Where it lives

Tacitus 1 · 3.24/10k
Res Rustica, Books I-IX 2 · 0.25/10k

What it meant

ŏpīmo — Lewis & Short

ŏpīmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.opimus,

I to fatten, make fat (post-Aug.).

I Lit.: turtures, Col. 8, 7, 5; 8, 9, 2.—

B Transf.

1 Of the soil, to make fruitful, to fertilize: terram, App. de Mundo, p. 68, 6.—

2 To enrich, to make rich or abundant, to fill, load: auctumnum, Pomona, tuum September opimat, Aus. Ecl. de Mensib. 9.—

II Trop., to honor, glorify: numina victimis, Mart. Cap. poët. 9, § 914.—

B To enrich, Aus. Ep. 15, 1.—Hence, ŏpīmātus, a, um, P. a., fat (post-class.): abdomen, Aus. Idyll. 10, 105.

In the wild

opimavit Historia Augusta, Tacitus 11
opimant Columella, Res Rustica, Books I-IX 8.9.2
opimandi Columella, Res Rustica, Books I-IX 8.7.5

Where it came from

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