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immĭnūtĭo (inm- ), ōnis, f. imminuo,
I.a lessening, aiminution; a weakening, impairing, injuring (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: “pravitas imminutioque corporis,” i. e. mutilation, Cic. Fin. 5, 17, 47. —In mal. part., i. q. devirgin tio, a deflowering, Aus. Cent. Nupt. Idyll. 13.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: “dignitatis,” Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 2: “criminis,” Quint. 7, 4, 3: “malorum,” id. 5, 10, 33.—
B. In partic., as a figure of speech, the use of a weaker expression for a stronger, Cic. de Or. 3, 54, 207; Quint. 9, 1, 34; 9, 3, 90.
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 (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 3.8.2
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 3.54
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.17
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 5, 10.33
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7, 4.3
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 1.34
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 3.90
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