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lībo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. root λιβ-, λειβω, λοιβή; cf. Līber, delibutus, etc.,
I.to take a little from any thing.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “libare gramina dentibus,” to crop, Calp. Ecl. 5, 51.—
B. In partic.
1. To take a taste of a thing, to taste: “jecur,” Liv. 25, 16: “pocula Bacchi,” Verg. A. 3, 354: “flumina libant Summa leves,” to sip, id. G. 4, 54.—
b. Poet., to touch a thing: “cibos digitis,” Ov. A. A. 1, 577: “summam celeri pede libat harenam,” id. M. 10, 653: “cellulae limen,” Petr. 136: “oscula alicujus,” to kiss, Verg. A. 1, 256.—
2. To pour out in honor of a deity, to make a libation of any thing: “duo rite mero libans carchesia Baccho,” Verg. A. 5, 77: “carchesia patri,” Val. Fl. 5, 274: “Oceano libemus,” Verg. G. 4, 381: “in mensam laticum libavit honorem,” id. A. 1, 740: “pateris altaria libant,” sprinkle, id. ib. 12, 174: “sepulcrum mei Tlepolemi tuo luminum cruore libabo,” App. M. 8, p. 206 fin.—
b. To pour out or forth: “rorem in tempora nati,” Val. Fl. 4, 15.—
3. To pour out as an offering, to offer, dedicate, consecrate: “certasque fruges certasque bacas sacerdotes publice libanto,” Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19: “diis dapes,” Liv. 39, 43: “uvam,” Tib. 1, 11, 21: “frugem Cereri,” Ov. M. 8, 274: “noluit bibere, sed libavit eam (aquam) Domino,” Vulg. 2 Reg. 23, 16. —Absol., to offer libations: “libant diis alienis,” Vulg. Jer. 7, 18: “Domino,” id. 2 Reg. 23, 16: “cum solemni die Jovi libaretur,” Gell. 12, 8, 2.—So poet.: “carmen aris,” Prop. 4 (5), 6, 8. “Celso lacrimas libamus adempto,” Ov. P. 1, 9, 41.—
4. To lessen, diminish, impair by taking away: “ergo terra tibi libatur et aucta recrescit,” Lucr. 5, 260; id. 5, 568: “virginitatem,” Ov. H. 2, 115: “vires,” Liv. 21, 29.—
II. Trop., to take out, cull, extract from any thing (rare but class.): “ex variis ingeniis excellentissima quaeque libavimus,” Cic. Inv. 2, 2, 4; cf. id. Tusc. 5, 29, 82: “qui tuo nomini velis ex aliorum laboribus libare laudem,” Auct. Her. 4, 3, 5: “libandus est etiam ex omni genere urbanitatis facetiarum quidem lepos,” Cic. de Or. 1, 34, 159: “a qua (natura deorum) haustos animos et libatos habemus,” id. Div. 1, 49, 110: “unde (i. e. ex divinitate) omnes animos haustos, aut acceptos, aut libatos haberemus,” id. ib. 2, 11, 26: neque ea, ut sua, possedisse, sed ut aliena libāsse. id. de Or. 1, 50, 218.—
B. To learn something of, acquire superficially: “sed eum (informamus) qui quasdam artes haurire, omnes libare debet,” Tac. Dial. 31 fin.
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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