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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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1. invŏlo, 1
2. insĭlio, 4
3. corrĭpio, ui, reptum, 3 (to seize quickly and violently)

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.

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1. invŏlo, 1
2. insĭlio, 4
3. corrĭpio, ui, reptum, 3 (to seize quickly and violently)

• pounce upon (v.):

1. invŏlo, 1: v. to fly at. Fig.: to p. upon property, in possessionem inv., Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 122.
2. insĭlio, 4: v. TO SPRING UPON.
3. corrĭpio, ui, reptum, 3 (to seize quickly and violently): he p.s upon the lamb and tears him in pieces, (agnum) correptum lacerat, Phaedr. 1, 1, extr.: v. to seize, fall on.