I. Act., to make white: rivus offensus a scopulo albicatur, becomes white, foamy, Poët. ap. Non. 75, 21.—
II. Neutr., to be white (rare; poet. or in post - Aug. prose): prata canis pruinis, * Hor. C. 1, 4, 4: “albicans litus,” Cat. 63, 87: “ex nigro albicare incipit,” Plin. 27, 5, 23, § 40: “colos,” id. 25, 8, 50, § 89: “alb cans cauda,” id. 10, 3, 3, § 6.—Hence, * albĭcantius , adv. comp., somewhat in the way of white: “(hyacinthus lapis) albicantius in aquaticum eliquescit,” Sol. 30.
