The corpus record — Latin

roboro

roboro · v. a

to make strong; to strengthen

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Where it lives

Antoninus Caracallus 1 · 4.9/10k
Carus et Carinus et Numerianus 1 · 3.77/10k
Gordiani Tres 2 · 3.6/10k
De vita Hadriani 1 · 1.95/10k
Divus Aurelianus 1 · 1.28/10k
Octavius 1 · 0.86/10k
Metamorphoses 4 · 0.75/10k
Carmina 1 · 0.75/10k
Pharsalia 3 · 0.59/10k
Orator 1 · 0.54/10k
De Rerum Natura 2 · 0.41/10k
Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 3 · 0.38/10k

Densest 12 of 21 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

rōbŏro — Lewis & Short

rōbŏro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.id.,

I to make strong; to strengthen, invigorate, confirm (rare but class.).

I Lit.: artus, Lucr. 4, 1038: equum largo cibo, Col. 6, 27, 8: nidos stramento, Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 92: vitem, id. 17, 22, 35, § 175: spicam, id. 18, 28, 67, § 260. —

II Trop.: gravitatem perpetuā constantiā, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 112; cf.: haec omnia exercitatione plurimā, Quint. 8, prooem. § 28: recti cultus pectora roborant, Hor. C. 4, 4, 34: educata hujus nutrimentis eloquentia ipsa se postea colorat et roborat, becomes strong, Cic. Or. 13, 42: regnum, Vulg. 2 Par. 11, 17.—Hence, * rōbŏrātus, a, um, P. a., strengthened, strong, vigorous: roboratior exitus, Tert. Anim. 25; Hier. Cont. Pel. 3, 8.

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