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con-verro (or -vorro ), verri, versum, 3,
I.v. a., to sweep or brush together, to sweep, clear away (mostly ante- and post-class.).
I. Lit., Cato, R. R. 143, 2: “hoc egomet, tu hoc convorre,” Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 27: “capiam scopas atque hoc convorram,” id. ib. 2, 2, 51; 2, 2, 64; Publ. Syr. ap. Prisc. p. 900 P.: “stabulum,” Col. 7, 6, 6: “locum,” id. 8, 6, 6: “limina templorum osculis,” Arn. 1, p. 36 al.—
II. Meton.: hereditates omnium, to scrape together, * Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78 (al. convertere). —Humorously: aliquem totum cum pulvisculo, to sweep thoroughly, to beat the dust out, i. e. to beat soundly, Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 6.
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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    • Plautus, Rudens, 3.6
    • Plautus, Stichus, 2.2
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 3.19
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 7.6.6
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