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in-grăvo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. To weigh down: “puppem,” Stat. Th. 5, 402.—
II. Transf.
A. To cause its weight to be felt, to oppress, molest: “saevitia hiemis ingravat,” Plin. 19, 8, 51, § 166: “annis ingravantibus,” Phaedr. 5, 10, 3.—
B. To render worse, to aggravate: “ingravat haec saevus Drances,” Verg. A. 11, 220: “illa meos casus ingravat, illa levat,” Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 60.—
C. To make severe (eccl. Lat.): “ingravavit cor suum,” he hardened his heart, Vulg. Exod. 8, 15; in pass., ib. 7, 14 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 (4):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 11.220
    • Old Testament, Exodus, 8.15
    • Ovid, Tristia, 3.4
    • Statius, Thebias, 5
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