concresco

con-cresco, crēvi, crētum, 3 (inf. perf. sync. concresse, Ov. M. 7, 416), v. n., to grow together; hence with the prevailing idea of uniting, and generally of soft or liquid substances which thicken; to harden, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).

• I Prop.: concrescunt semina (opp. extenuantur), Lucr. 4, 1261; 6, 626; cf.: concrescunt subitae currenti in flumine crustae, Verg. G. 3, 360; opp. liquere, Cic. Univ. 14: rigido concrescere rostro Ora videt, to stiffen into a hard beak, Ov. M. 5, 673; cf.: Aconteus Gorgone conspectā saxo concrevit oborto, id. ib. 5, 202 (cf. also saxoque oculorum induruit umor, id. ib. 5, 233): quo pacto pluvius concrescat in altis Nubibus umor, Lucr. 6, 495; cf. id. 6, 250: imbres gelidis concrescunt ventis, Ov. M. 9, 220: (aqua) neque conglaciaret frigoribus neque nive pruināque concresceret, etc., Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26: gelidus concrevit frigore sanguis, Verg. A. 12, 905: cum lac concrevit, Col. 7, 8, 3; cf. Ov. M. 12, 436: concretos sanguine crines, stuck together or clotted, Verg. A. 2, 277; cf.: concreta sanguine barba, Ov. M. 14, 201.—With in and acc.: crystalli modo glaciari et in lapidem concrescere, harden into, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 161; cf.: aër ... tum autem concretus in nubis cogitur, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101.—
• II Meton.
• • A To take form, to grow, increase: de terris terram concrescere parvis, Lucr. 1, 840: terrā in ipsā taetro concrescere odore bitumen, id. 6, 807; Verg. E. 6, 34; cf.: indagatio initiorum unde omnia orta, generata, concreta sint, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69; 1, 24, 56: valles, quae fluminum alluvie et inundationibus concreverint, Col. 3, 11, 8.—With ex: omne corpus aut aqua aut aër aut ignis aut terra est, aut id quod est concretum ex aliquā parte eorum, composed, formed of, Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30; so id. ib. 3, 14, 34; Tac. A. 13, 57.—
  • • 2 Trop.: illud funestum animal, ex nefariis stupris, ex civili cruore concretum (al. conceptum), Cic. Pis. 9, 21. —
  • B (Con intens.) To grow strong, to rise by growing, etc. (so very rare): (lana) quanto prolixior in pecore concrescit, tanto, etc., Col. 7, 3, 10 (but in Lucr. 5, 833, the best reading is clarescit; v. Lachm.).
• —Hence, concrētus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), grown together, concrete, compound, condensed, hardened, thick, hard, stiff, curdled, congealed, clotted, etc. (class.): dubitare non possumus quin nihil sit animis admixtum, nihil concretum, nihil copulatum, nihil coagmentatum, nihil duplex, Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71; 1, 27, 66: aër crassus et concretus, id. ib. 1, 18, 42; Lucr. 1, 1018; 5, 467 sq.: aër (opp. fusus, extenuatus), Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101; cf.: pingue et concretum esse caelum, id. Div. 1, 57, 130: umores (opp. acres), id. N. D. 2, 23, 59: spuma, Ov. M. 4, 537: lac, Verg. G. 3, 463: in sanguine, Ov. M. 13, 492: mare, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 104: nix concreta pruinā, Lucr. 3, 20: concreta et durata glacies, Liv. 21, 36, 8; cf.: concreta frigora canā pruinā, stiffened by the hoary frost, Verg. G. 2, 376: gelu, Curt. 8, 4.—Poet., of light: cum claram speciem concreto lumine luna abdidit, thick, i.e. dimmed, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18: nanus et ipse suos breviter concretus in artus, shortened, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 41: dolor, benumbing, tearless, Ov. P. 2, 11, 10.—Subst.: concrētum, i, n., firm or solid matter: species quaedam deorum, quae nihil concreti habeat, nihil solidi, Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75.—Esp. (sc. gelu), hard or stiff frost: nec semine jacto Concretum patitur radicem adfigere terrae, Verg. G. 2, 318 Rib. Forbig.; cf. Hildebr. ad Ap. Met. 1, p. 455 (not found). (By others concretum is made acc. of 2. concretus. The common reading is concretam, sc. gelu, the root stiffened by frost; cf. Forbig. ad loc.)—Comp.: semen concretius, Lucr. 4, 1240: spuma lactis concretior, Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239: ossa concreta, t. t., solid bones, i. e. without marrow, id. 7, 18, 18, § 78.—Sup. and adv. not in use.

con-crēsco, crēvī, crētum, ere, in sich zusammenwachsen, I) im allg.: a) sich verdichten = gerinnen, verhärten, starren (Ggstz. extenuari, liquescere; Perf. concrevisse, Ggstz. liquere, fluere), cum lac concrevit, Col.: concrescunt subitae currenti in flumine crustae, Verg.: si quid umoris intus concreverit, Cels.: u. im Partiz., concretum lac, Verg. u. Tac.: durata et alte concreta glacies, Liv.: concretus gelu Danuvius, zugefroren, Flor.: concretus sanguis, Cels.: aër concretus (Ggstz. fusus et extenuatus), Cic.: crassum (od. pingue) caelum et concretum (Ggstz. aër purus ac tenuis), Cic.: concreta ossa, verhärtete (ohne Mark), Plin.: u. übtr., concretus dolor, starrer, tränenloser, Ov. ex Pont. 2, 11, 10: vultus, starrer, strenger, Tert. adv. Val. 1: auditus, dickes, Prud. apoth. 486: Kompar., semen concretius aequo, Lucr.: spuma lactis concretior, Plin.: cibatus concretior et grandior (sc. liquore), Macr.: neutr. subst., nihil concreti habere, nihil solidi, Cic.: concreta quaedam, Cels. – mit Angabe infolge wessen? durch ex u. Abl., vel ex morbo vel ex ictu concrescit umor sub duabus tunicis (oculi), Cels. – m. Ang. wodurch? durch Abl., aqua conglaciat frigoribus et nive pruināque concrescit, Cic.: mare concrescit glacie, Ov.: imbres gelidis concrescunt ventis. Ov.: gelidus concrevit frigore sanguis, Verg.: iam non fluere, sed duritie quādam concrevisse (v. Staar im Auge), Cels.: u. im Partiz., gelu nix concreta, Iustin.: nix concreta pruinā, Lucr.: concreta sanguine barba, zusammenklebend, Ov. – m. Ang. woraus? durch ex u. Abl., concretum aliquid ex sanguine, Cels. – mit Ang. wohin? wozu? (etwas verhärtet) durch in u. Akk., umorem in lapidem concrescere, Plin.: od. (poet.) durch Dat., rigido concrescere rostro ora, Ov. – b) sich verdichten = sich verdunkeln, cum claram speciem concreto lumine luna abdidit, mit verdunkeltem Lichtglanz barg, Cic. poet. de div. 1, 18. v. 21. – c) beim Wachsen sich zusammenziehen, nanus et ipse suos breviter concretus in artus, verkürzt, Prop. 4, 8, 41. – II) prägn., sich verdichtend entstehen, sich ansetzen, sich bilden, putres concrescere fungos, Verg.: cum cinis in foco concrescit, Plin.: quanto prolixior in pecore concrescit (lana), tanto magis obnoxia est rubis, Col. – m. Ang. woher? woraus? durch Adv., durch ex u. (selten) de m. Abl., unde (sanguis, bilis, ossa etc.) concreta et quomodo facta sint, Cic.: aut simples est natura animantis...; aut concreta ex pluribus naturis, Cic.: cuius ex sanguine concretus homo et coalitus est, Gell.: de terris terram concrescere parvis, Lucr. – m. Ang. wodurch? durch Abl., hoc nebuloso et caliginoso caelo aut sata aut concreta videtur tanta vis memoriae? Cic. – übtr., concreta labes, die anhaftende Verderbnis, Verg. Aen. 6, 746: u. Partiz. subst., multa diu concreta, vieles, was so lange (mit uns) vereint ist (Gebrechen, Laster), ibid. 6, 738. – ➳ Infin. perf. synkop. concresse, Ov. met. 7, 416.

See: concrescere

concrēscō, (11) crēvī, crētum, crēscĕre, intr., ¶ 1 croître ensemble par agglomération (agrégation), sʼaccroître : valles quæ fluminum alluvie concreverunt Col. Rust. 3, 11, 8, les vallées formées par les alluvions || emploi fréquent du part. concretus, a, um : [avec ex ] Cic. Nat. 3, 34 ; Tusc. 1, 62 ; [avec abl.] Ac. 2, 121 ; Tusc. 1, 60, formé de ¶ 2 se former par condensation, sʼépaissir, se durcir : Cato Agr. 88, 2 ; Lucr. 6, 495 ; neque aqua concresceret nive Cic. Nat. 2, 26, et lʼeau ne se condenserait pas en neige ; concrevit frigore sanguis Virg. En. 12, 905, mon sang se figea ; cum lac concrevit Col. Rust. 7, 8, 3, quand le lait est caillé ; radix concreta Virg. G. 2, 318, racine durcie par le froid.

➳ concresse, sync. pour concrevisse : Ov. M. 7, 416.

concresco , is, crevi, cretum, crescere. n. 3.
同長。凝凍。Concresse pro Concrevisse.

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con-crēscō crēvī

• (concrēsse, O.), crētus, ere, to grow together, harden, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal: Concrescunt in flumine crustae, V.: rigido rostro Ora, stiffen, O.: Gorgone conspectā, to be petrified, O.: Concreta radix, frozen, V.: (aqua) nive pruināque concresceret: Frigora canā concreta pruinā, stiffened by, V.: concretos sanguine crinīs, clotted, V.: aër concretus in nubīs cogitur: nanus concretus in artūs, shortened, Pr.—To take form, grow, increase: mundi orbis, V.: initia unde omnia concreta sint.