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eniteo

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Etymology

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From ex- (out of) +‎ niteō (shine).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēniteō (present infinitive ēnitēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to shine forth or out, gleam; brighten
    Synonyms: candeō, splendeō, niteō, fulgeō, resplendeō, micō
  2. (figuratively) to be distinguished or eminent
    Synonyms: ēmineō, excellō, exstō, antecēdō, praeēmineō, splendeō
    • c. 140 BCE, Accius, Atreus 20:
      Probae etsi in segetem sunt deteriorem datae / Fruges, tamen ipsae suapte natura enitent.
      Though seed be sown on unpropitious soil, / It springs and ripens by its innate virtue.
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.149–150:
      [...] haud illō sēgnior ībat / Aenēās; tantum ēgregiō decus ēnitet ōre.
      [...] that by no means was Aeneas preparing to go with any less grace [than Apollo]; as great a glory shone forth from [the man’s] most noble face.
      (Aeneas is beyond distinguished; in this simile he appears to “radiate” god-like traits, at least as perceived by Dido.)

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  • eniteo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • eniteo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • eniteo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.