I.inf. emoriri, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 42; but Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 124, moriri, Ritschl), v. dep. n., to die off, to die, depart, decease, v. Doed. Syn. 3, p. 183 sq. (freq. and class.).
I. Lit.: “emori me malim,” Plaut. Asin. 4, 2, 1; so id. Aul. 4, 5, 1; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 63; Cic. Pis. 7, 15; id. Off. 3, 32, 114; id. Tusc. 1, 40, 96; id. Par. 3, 2, 24; Sall. C. 20, 9; id. J. 14 fin.; Ov. M. 3, 391; Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 26 sq.; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 49; Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 243; id. de Sen. 19, 74; 22, 80; Cat. 52, 1, 4.—Prov.: verba facit emortuo, he talks to the dead, i. e. in vain, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 18.—
B. Transf., of things, to become dead, to die: “membrum,” Cels. 5, 26, 34 fin.: “arbor,” Vitr. 2, 9; Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 221: “carbo,” i. e. to go out, id. 16, 6, 8, § 23: “sterilis et emoriens terra,” desert, Curt. 4, 7, 10; cf. “vulva,” Vulg. Rom. 4, 19.—
II. Trop., to perish, pass away, cease: “quorum laus emori non potest,” Cic. Par. 2, 18: “vis,” Cels. 2, 10: “dicta (with evanescere),” Quint. 12, 10, 75: spes (opp. elucere), id. 1, 1, 2: “amor,” Ov. R. Am. 654: “auxilium,” Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 14.
