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in-gigno , gĕnŭi, gĕnĭtum, 3, v. a.,
I.to instil by birth or nature, to implant, engender.
I. Lit.: “herbasque nocentes rupibus ingenuit tellus,” Luc. 6, 439: “vites ingenita sterilitate,” Col. 3, 7, 3.—
II. Trop.: “natura cupiditatem nomini ingenuit,” Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 46: “tantam ingenuit animantibus conservandi sui natura custodiam,” id. N. D. 2, 48, 124: “vitia ingenita,” inborn, Suet. Ner. 1: “cum sic hominis natura generata sit, ut habeat quiddam ingenitum quasi civile atque populare,” innate, Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 66.
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):
    • Suetonius, Nero, 1
    • Lucan, Civil War, 6.439
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 2.14
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.23
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.48
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 3.7.3
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