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sospĭto , āre, v. a. sospes,
I.to save, keep safe, preserve, protect, prosper (syn.: salvum servare; an old word, belonging mostly to relig. lang.): regnum nostrum ut sospitent superstitentque, Enn. ap. Non. 176, 4 (Trag. v. 330 Vahl.); so Pac. ap. Non. 176, 6; Lucil. ib. 472, 15; Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 10; Cat. 34, 24: “progeniem,Liv. 1, 16, 3; “and ex conject.: quin sospitabo plus sescentos in die,Plaut. Men. 5, 4, 6 Ritschl ad h. l.: “aliquem sospitari,id. As. 3, 3, 93.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 3.3
    • Plautus, Aulularia, 3.6
    • Plautus, Menaechmi, 5.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 16.3
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