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con-disco , dĭdĭci, 3, v. a. *
I. To learn with or in company with one: “ex his, qui mihi Athenis condidicere,” App. Flor. 3, n. 18, p. 362, 8.—
II. To learn carefully, eagerly, or well, to learn thoroughly (rare but class. in prose and poetry).
(α). With acc.: “modos,” Hor. C. 4, 11, 34: “crimen a teneris annis,” Ov. H. 4, 25: genera plausuum, *Suet. Ner. 20: “pacem oculis,” Sil. 7, 462.—Far more freq.,
(β). With inf.: “ego istuc aliis dare condidici,” Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 34: “merum bibere,” id. Curc. 1, 3, 4; 4, 3, 2; id. Poen. 3, 1, 11: “mihi paulo diligentius supplicare,” Cic. Planc. 5, 13; * Quint. 1, 9, 2: “foris pasci,” Col. 7, 3, 19: “pauperiem pati,” Hor. C. 3, 2, 3.—*
(γ). With a relative-clause: “condiscere qui pecuniae fructus esset,” Cic. Quint. 3, 12.—
B. Transf., of inanim. subjects: “ut (flagellum) paulatim condiscat suis radicibus ali,” Col. 4, 15, 3; so id. 3, 10, 16; Plin. 21, 5, 11, § 24.
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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    • Cicero, For Plancius, 5.13
    • Plautus, Curculio, 1.3
    • Plautus, Poenulus, 3.1
    • Plautus, Pseudolus, 4.1
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 21.24
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 9.2
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 3.10.16
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 4.15.3
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 7.3.19
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