I. To water, dilute with water: “admixto vino lymphato, id est, aqua temperato,” Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 68.—
II. To drive out of one's senses, to distract with fear, to make mad: “urbem,” Val. Fl. 3, 47: “urbes incursibus,” Stat. Th. 7, 113: “hac herba pota lymphari homines,” Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 164. —As neutr.: “lymphantes animi,” driven crazy, mad, Plin. 27, 12, 83, § 107.—Hence, lymphātus , a, um, P. a., distracted, crazy, beside one's self, mad: “exercitum pavor invasit: quippe lymphati trepidare coeperunt,” Curt. 4, 12, 14: “lymphati et attoniti,” Liv. 7, 17, 3: “repente lymphati destrictis gladiis invadunt,” Tac. A. 1, 32: “lymphatis caeco pavore animis,” id. H. 1, 82: “sine more furit lymphata per urbem,” Verg. A. 7, 377: “pectora,” Ov. M. 11, 3: “mens,” Hor. C. 1, 37, 14: “urbs,” Stat. Th. 10, 557: “lymphato cursu ruere,” Sil. 1, 459.
