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ĭn-esco , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. To allure with bait, to entice (syn.: prolecto, illicio; mostly post- Aug.).
A. Lit.: “sicut muta animalia cibo inescantur,” Petr. 140; cf.: “velut inescatam temeritatem ferocioris consulis,” Liv. 22, 41, 5.—
B. Trop., to entice, deceive: “homines,” Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 12: “specie parvi beneficii inescamur,” Liv. 41, 23, 8: “inescandae multitudinis causa,” Vell. 2, 13.—
II. To fill with food, to satiate (only in part. perf. and in App.): “gravi odore sulphuris inescatus,” App. M. 9, p. 228, 22; so id. ib. 7, p. 194, 8.
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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    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 41, 23.8
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 41
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