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ex-suscĭto (exusc- ), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I.to rouse from sleep, to awaken (class.).
I. Lit.: “exsuscitate vostram huc custodem mihi,” Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 91: “te gallorum cantus exsuscitat,” Cic. Mur. 9, 22.—
B. Transf., of fire, to kindle: “flammas exsuscitat aurā,” Ov. F. 5, 507: “ne parvus ignis ingens incendium exsuscitet,” Liv. 21, 3, 6. —
II. Trop., to stir up, rouse up, excite: “quae cura exsuscitat animos et majores ad rem gerendam facit,” Cic. Off. 1, 4, 12; so, “animum omnibus dictis,” id. Inv. 2, 15, 49; and: “animum clamore,” Auct. Her. 3, 12, 22: “naturalem memoriam hac notatione,” id. ib. 3, 21, 34; cf. ib. 3, 22, 36.
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 (6):
    • Cicero, For Lucius Murena, 9.22
    • Plautus, Curculio, 1.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 3
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 1.4
    • Ovid, Fasti, 5
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 2.15
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