sitiō īvī, —, īre
sitis,
to thirst, be thirsty
.— Prov.: mediis in undis (in allusion to Tantalus),
O.—Pass: Quo plus sunt potae,
plus sitiuntur aquae,
are thirsted for
, O.—
To be dried up, be parched, want moisture
: sitire agros: tosta sitit tellus, O.:
ipsi fontes iam sitiunt.—Fig.,
to thirst after, long for, desire eagerly, covet
: sanguinem nostrum: honores.