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ex-cerno , crēvi, crētum, 3, v. a.,
I.to sift out, to separate (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. In gen.: “furfures a farina,” Col. 8, 4, 1: “frumenta,” i. e. to cleanse, id. 2, 20, 5; cf.: “caementa cribris,” Vitr. 7, 6: “ex captorum numero excretos Saguntinos in patriam remisit,” Liv. 28, 39, 10; cf.: “excernere parvos,” Grat. Cyneg. 289: “omnem forensem turbam excretam in quatuor tribus conjecit,” Liv. 9, 46 fin.—Part. perf. subst.: “excreta tritici,” what is sifted out, the chaff, Col. 8, 4, 1; 8, 8, 6.—
II. In partic.
A. To keep apart, keep away: “multi jam excretos prohibent a matribus haedos,” Verg. G. 3, 398 Heyne and Forbig. ad loc.—
B. To carry off, discharge (from the body): “venter excernit mollia,” Cels. 2, 8: “quae excreturi sumus,” id. 4, 1 al.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Vergil, Georgics, 3.398
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 7.6
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 2.8
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 4.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 39.10
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 46
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.20.5
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 8.4.1
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 8.8.6
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