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ē-vŏmo , ŭi, ĭtum, 3, v. a.,
I.to spew out, vomit forth (class.).
I. Lit.: “(haec avis scribitur) conchas cum concoxerit, evomere,” Cic. N. D. 2, 49; Suet. Claud. 44; id. Ner. 2; Tac. A. 12, 67; Vulg. Jonah, 2, 11 al.—
B. Transf.: “quod (urbs) tantam pestem evomuerit forasque ejecerit,” Cic. Cat. 2, 1 fin.: “herbas,” to put forth, Col. 8, 15, 3: “ignes (Vesbius),” Sil. 17, 594: “pecuniam devoratam,” to disgorge, give up, Cic. Pis. 37: “Nilus in Aegyptium mare se evomit,” discharges itself, empties, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 54.—
II. Trop.: “virus acerbitatis suae apud aliquem,” Cic. Lael. 23, 87: “in aliquem orationem ex ore impurissimo,” id. Phil. 5, 7, 20: iram in aliquem, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 14; cf. id. ib. 3, 4, 65; id. Hec. 3, 5, 65.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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