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rĕ-flo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and
I.a.
I. Neutr., to blow back, blow contrary.
A. Lit.: “reflantibus ventis,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 119: “Etesiae valde reflant,” id. Att. 6, 7, 2: “antra,” Sid. Ep. 9, 13: “ventorum procellae reflantium,” Amm. 19, 10; 22, 8. — Poet.: pelagus respargit, reflat, Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 89 (Trag. Rel. p. 158 Rib.).—
B. Trop.: “cum prospero flatu ejus (fortunae) utimur, ad exitus pervehimur optatos et, cum reflavit, affligimur,” Cic. Off. 2, 6, 19: “reflante fortunā,” Amm. 31, 13, 19; cf. Lact. 3, 29. —
II. Act.
A. To blow again from one's self, to blow or breathe out: “(aër) cum ducitur atque reflatur,” is breathed out, exhaled, Lucr. 4, 938: “spiritum, folles,” to blow out, Lampr. Heliog. 25: “sucositatem,” to evaporate, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 29. —
B. To blow or puff out again: “laciniam (ventus),” App. M. 10, p. 254, 9; cf.: “reflato sinu,” id. ib. 4, p. 158 fin.: “signum veste reflatum,” id. ib. 2, p. 116, 7.
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 (5):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 6.7.2
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 4.938
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.35
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 1.49
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 2.6
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