wave (v.) Copy link Outline I. Intrans.1. undo, 12. fluctuo, 1 (to w. violently)3. fluĭto, 1 (to w. or stream as hair, flags, etc.)II. Trans.1. ăgĭto, 12. jacto, 13. rŏto, 1 (to w. round) • wave (v.): I. Intrans.: to undulate: 1. undo, 1: Cytorus w.ing with box-trees, Cytorus buxo undans, Virg. G. 2, 437: w.ing flames, undantes flammae, Sil. 9, 446. 2. fluctuo, 1 (to w. violently): in fierce rage the air w.s, furibundus fluctuat aer, Lucr. 6, 367: the whole field w.s with gleaming brass, fluctuat omnis aere renidenti tellus, Virg. G. 2, 281. 3. fluĭto, 1 (to w. or stream as hair, flags, etc.): the awnings w.ing over a full theatre, pleno fluitantia vela theatro, Prop. 3, 18, 13. II. Trans.: 1. ăgĭto, 1: he w.s a lance, agitat hastam, Ov. M. 3, 667. 2. jacto, 1: to w. the arms in regular measure, brachia jactare in numerum, Lucr. 4, 669: to w. the hands, manus j., Juv. 3, 106. 3. rŏto, 1 (to w. round): to shake out and w. round the hair bespeaks a madman, comas excutientem rotare fanaticum est, Quint. 11, 3, 71: he w.s round his flashing sword, rotat ensem fulmineum, Virg. Aen. 9, 441.