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sĕrēno , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I.to make clear, fair, or serene, to clear up (poet.; syn. tranquillo).
I. Lit.: “vultu, quo caelum tempestatesque serenat (Juppiter),” Verg. A. 1, 255: “axem,” Sil. 12, 637: “Olympum,” id. 12, 665: “glauca terga aquae, Claud. de Apono, 36: domum largo igne,” to ligth up, Stat. Achill. 1, 120.—Absol.: luce serenanti, in bright, clear daylight, * Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18.—
B. Impers.: “cum serenat,” when it is clear, Min. Fel. 32, 4.—
II. Trop.: “spem fronte serenat,” Verg. A. 4, 477; “for which: tristia fronte,” Sil. 11, 368; cf.: “nubila animi,” Plin. 2, 6, 4, § 13.
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 (3):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 4.477
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 1.255
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 2.13
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