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rĕ-tendo , di, tum, or sum, 3, v. a.,
I.to release from tension, to unbend, slacken, relax (very rare; syn.: relaxo, resolvo).
I. Lit.: “lentos arcus,” to unbend, Ov. M. 2, 419; Stat. S. 4, 4, 30; in the part. perf.: “arcus retentus,” Ov. M. 3, 166: “arcus retensus,” Phaedr. 3, 14, 5.— *
II. Trop.: ea quoque, quae sensu et animā carent, velut alternā quiete retenduntur, i. e. unbend, relax (shortly before, remissio), Quint. 1, 3, 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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 2.419
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.166
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 3.8
    • Statius, Silvae, 4.4
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