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ē-verro , verri, versum, 3, v. a.,
I.to sweep out (class.).
I. Lit.: “stercus ex aede Vestae,Varr. L. L. 6, § 32 Müll.; cf.: “purgamenta salsamentorum officinis,Col. 8, 17, 12: aedes, Titin. ap. Non. 192, 11: “solum stabuli,Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 7: “everrere et purgare stabula,Col. 7, 4, 5: “domum,Vulg. Luc. 15, 8.—Poet.: “aequor retibus,Manil. 4, 285, v. verro.—
B. Transf., of cleansing a wound: “egestis vel eversis omnibus, quae tumorem moverant,Veg. Vet. 3, 30 fin.
II. Trop., to clean out, plunder completely, Plaut. Truc. prol. 21; “so in a sarcastic pun applied to Verres: o Verria praeclara! ... quod fanum non eversum atque extersum reliqueris?Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21 fin.; cf. everriculum, II.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • New Testament, Luke, 15.8
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.2.50
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 7.4.5
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 8.17.12
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