diffingo
diffingo, to transform, remodel, make anew
dif-fingo, ĕre, v. a., to form differently, to remodel, to make anew (very rare; perh. only in the foll. passages).
- I Prop.: ferrum incude, Hor. C. 1, 35, 39.—
- II Trop.: neque diffinget infectumque reddet, Quod fugiens semel hora vexit, to alter, Hor. C. 3, 29, 47 (but in id. S. 2, 1, 79 read diffindere).
dif-fingo, finxī, fictum, ere (dis u. fingo), umbilden, ferrum incude, umschmieden, Hor. carm. 1, 35, 39. – bildl. = umändern, Hor. carm. 3, 29, 47; sat. 2, 1, 79.
diffingō, (15) ĕre, tr., transformer, refaire, changer : Hor. O. 1, 35, 29 ; 3, 29, 47.
- 1. vervormen [ferrum omsmeden];
- 2. (metaf.) veranderen; ➤ neque diffinget infectumque reddet, quod fugiens semel hora vexit.
diffingō —, —, ere
- dis- + fingo, to transform, remodel, make anew: ferrum incude, H.— Fig.: alqd, alter, H.