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expleō ēvī (explēris, C., V.; explēssent, L.; explēsse, V.), ētus, ēre

PLE-, to fill up, fill full, fill, stuff : fossam aggere, Cs.: rimas: bovem frondibus, H.: locum (cohortes), Cs.—Of number or quantity, to fill, make up, complete : numerum, Cs.: ut numerus legionum expleretur, L.: centurias, have the full number of votes , L.: iustam muri altitudinem, Cs.To supply, make good : His rebus id, quod Avarici deperierat, expletur, Cs.: cetera, quae fortuna minuerat, L.: quod utrique defuit.— To traverse, pass over, go through : orbīs cursu, V.: urbīs erroribus, Tb.—Fig., to fill up, complete, finish, perfect, accomplish : vitam beatam: annum: supremum diem, Ta.: sententias mollioribus numeris.— To supply, make good, make up for : partem relictam: damna, L.To fill, satisfy, sate : me unum, T.: animum gaudio, T.: scribendo te: amicos muneribus, S.: ut expleti decederent: animum Ultricis flammae, V.To appease, fill, satisfy, glut, sate : sitim: odium factis dictisque, L.: avaritiam pecuniā: expletur lacrimis dolor, O.: patrias sanguine poenas, V.To fulfil, discharge, execute, perform, accomplish : amicitiae munus: meum opus, O.

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