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con-sĕnesco , nŭi, 3,
I.v. inch., to grow old together, to grow or become old or gray (class. in prose and poetry).
I. Lit.: “(Baucis et Philemon) illā consenuere casā,” Ov. M. 8, 634: socerorum in armis, * Hor. C. 3, 5, 8; cf.: “in patriā meā,” Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 12: “alieno in agro (exercitus),” Liv. 9, 19, 6: “in exilio,” id. 35, 34, 7: “in ultimo terrarum orbis angulo,” Vell. 2, 102, 3: “circa Casilinum Cumasque,” Liv. 30, 20, 9: “Smyrnae,” Suet. Gram. 6.—
II. Meton.
A. In Quint., to grow old or gray in an occupation, to follow it too long: “in commentariis rhetorum,” Quint. 3, 8, 67 in quā umbrā, id. 10, 5, 17; and: “in unā ejus specie,” id. 12, 11, 16.—
B. In a more general sense (causa pro effectu), to become weak, infirm, powerless, to waste away, fall into disuse, decay, fade, lose force, etc.
1. With living subjects: “prae maerore atque aegritudine,” Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 63; cf. id. Capt. 1, 2, 25: “in manibus alicujus et gremio maerore et lacrimis,” Cic. Clu. 5, 13; Liv. 35, 34, 7: “(columbae) si inclusae consenescunt,” Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 6; so id. ib. 3, 9, 14: “veturno,” Col. 7, 5, 3.—
b. Trop., to lose consideration or respect: omnes illius partis auctores ac socios nullo adversario consenescere. Cic. Att. 2, 23, 2.—
2. With inanimate subjects: ova consenescunt, Varr R. R. 3, 9, 8; cf.: “vinea soli vitio consenuit,” Col. 4, 22, 8: “veru in manibus,” Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 15; cf.: “consenuit haec tabula carie,” Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 91: haut ulla carina Consenuit, not one has grown old, i. e. all have perished, Prop. 3, 7 (4, 6), 36: (nobis) viget aetas, animus valet; contra illis annis atque divitiis omnia consenuerunt, Sall. C. 20, 10 Kritz and Fabri: “quamvis consenuerint vires atque defecerint,” Cic. Sen. 9, 29; “with vires,” Liv. 6, 23, 7: “animum quoque patris consenuisse in adfecto corpore,” id. 9, 3, 8: noster amicus Magnus, cujus cognomen unā cum Crassi Divitis cognomine consenescit. Cic. Att. 2, 13, 2: “veteres leges aut. ipsā suā vetustate consenuisse aut novis legibus esse sublatas,” id. de Or. 1, 58, 247; “so of laws,” Liv. 3, 31, 7: “invidia,” Cic. Clu. 2, 5: “rabies et impetus,” Flor. 3, 3, 5: “oratio dimetiendis pedibus,” Quint. 9, 4, 112.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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