I.to fatten, make fat (post-Aug.).
B. Transf.
1. Of the soil, to make fruitful, to fertilize: terram, App. de Mundo, p. 68, 6.—
2. To enrich, to make rich or abundant, to fill, load: “auctumnum, Pomona, tuum September opimat,” Aus. Ecl. de Mensib. 9.—
II. Trop., to honor, glorify: numina victimis, Mart. Cap. poët. 9, § 914.—