sweat (v.) Copy link Outline A. Intrans.I. To perspire1. sūdo, 12. sūdōrem ēmittere3. mānāre sūdōreII. Meton.1. sūdo, 12. *vĕhĕmenter lăbōroB. Trans.I. To exude1. sūdo, 12. exsūdo, 1II. To sweat a person • sweat (v.): A. Intrans.: I. To perspire: 1. sūdo, 1: to s. without a cause, sine causa s., Cic. de Or. 2, 55, 273: to s. with blood, sanguine s., Liv. 22, 1. 2. sūdōrem ēmittere: cf. Plin. 7, 18, 18, § 78. 3. mānāre sūdōre: Plin. 37, 10, 61, § 171. Phr.: some of the bravest even sweat (with fear), quibusdam etiam constantissimis sudor erumpit, Sen. Ep. 11: the useless moisture comes out by s.ing, exsudat inutilis humor, Virg. G. 1, 85. II. Meton.: to labour, toil: 1. sūdo, 1: you will have a good s.ing if you begin with him, sudabis satis si cum illo inceptas, Ter. Ph. 4, 3, 23: (such a horse as this) will s. to the goals, (hic equus) sudabit ad metas, Virg. G. 3, 202. 2. *vĕhĕmenter lăbōro: *magno cum lăbōre nītor: v. to labour, to toil. B. Trans.: I. To exude: 1. sūdo, 1: to s. honey, balsam, mella, balsama s., Virg.: Tac. 2. exsūdo, 1: (the tree) s.s out a juice, (arbor) exs. sucum, Plin. 24, 9, 37, § 57. II. To sweat a person: sūdōres alicui facere, excutere, evocare, ciere, movere, Nep.: Plin.: Cels.: to s. a person (work him hard): exercere, *sudore vexare aliquem: v. to work.