water (v.) Copy link Outline I. To bedew, wet1. rĭgo, 12. irrĭgo, 13. conspergo, si, sum, 3 (to sprinkle)4. dīluo, ui, ūtum, 3 (to dilute with w.)5. misceo, miscui, mistum, 2 (to mix)II. To give drink to • water (v.): I. To bedew, wet: 1. rĭgo, 1: the Nile w.s Egypt, Nilus rigat Aegyptum, Lucr. 6, 714: she w.'d her face with her tears, fletibus ora rigavit, Ov. M. 11, 419. 2. irrĭgo, 1: from whose springs Epicurus w.'d his gardens, cujus fontibus Epicurus hortulos suos irrigavit, Cic. N. D. 1, 43, 123. 3. conspergo, si, sum, 3 (to sprinkle): he required the streets to be w.'d because of the dust, vias conspergi propter pulverem exegit, Suet. Cal. 43, fin. 4. dīluo, ui, ūtum, 3 (to dilute with w.): w.'d Falernian, Mart. 1, 107, 3. 5. misceo, miscui, mistum, 2 (to mix): you w. Veientan wine for me, Veientana mihi misces, Mart. 3, 49, 1. II. To give drink to: ădăquo, 1: where the beast was wont to be w.'d, ubi jumentum adaquari solebat, Suet. Galb. 7: or expr. by ad aquam, aquationem ducere, agere; potionem (pecori) dare. Phr.: Aetna makes your mouth w., Aetna salivam tibi movet, Sen. Ep. 79, med.: smoke that makes the eyes w., lacrimosus fumus, Ov. M. 10, 6.