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ac-crēdo (adc. ), dĭdi, dĭtum, 3, v. a. (
I.pres. sub. adcredŭas, Plaut. Asin. 5, 2, 4), to yield one's belief to another, i. e. to believe unconditionally (rare).
(α). With dat.: “quisnam istuc adcredat tibi?” Plaut. Asin. 3, 3, 37: “neque mi posthac quidquam adcreduas,” id. ib. 5, 2, 4; so, “tibi nos,” Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 25.—
(β). Aliquid: “facile hoc,” Lucr. 3, 856. —
(γ). Absol.: vix adcredens, * Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3: “primo non accredidit,” Nep. Dat. 3. 4.
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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    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 6.2.3
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.856
    • Cornelius Nepos, Datames, 3
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