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congemo

congemo, to sigh deeply

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

congemō, uī, 3, a. and n.: to groan deeply; send forth a sigh or groan; (fig.), to creak or crash, 2.631.
con-gĕmo, ŭi, 3, v. n. and a.
  • I Neutr., to sigh or groan deeply or loudly, to heave a sigh.
    • A Prop. (rare but class.): congemuit senatus frequens, * Cic. Mur. 25, 51; * Suet. Tib. 23.—
    • B Transf., poet., of trees cut down: supremum congemuit, * Verg. A. 2, 631.—
  • II Act., to deplore, lament, bewail: quid mortem congemis ac fles? * Lucr. 3, 934: positum feretro congemuere, Val. Fl. 5, 12.

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