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dĕ-ămo , āvi, ātum, 1,
I.v. a., to be desperately in love with, to love dearly or passionately (ante-class.), "vehementius amare," Non. 97, 21 (cf. depereo).
I. Prop.: “illa, quam tuus gnatus annos multos deamat, deperit,” Plaut. Epid. 2, 2, 35; id. Poen. 4, 2, 72; Afran. ap. Non. l. l. (v. 357 Ribbeck): Laber. ap. Charis. l, p. 84 P. (v. 41 Ribbeck).—
II. Transf.
A. Of things, to be quite in love with, delighted with: “deamavi ... lepidissima munera,” Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 3; cf.: “dona deamata acceptaque,” id. Truc. 4, 1, 5: deamo te, Syre, I am greatly obliged to you, * Ter. Heaut. 4, 6, 21.
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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