dawn (v.) Copy link Outline 1. dīlūcesco, luxi, 32. illūcesco, luxi, 3 • dawn (v.): 1. dīlūcesco, luxi, 3: it was already d.ing, jam dilucescebat, Liv.: believe that every day which d.s is your last, omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum, Hor. 2. illūcesco, luxi, 3: some time or other that day will d., illucescet ille aliquando dies, Cic. Fig.: such fortune hath d'd upon me, mihi talis fortuna affulsit, Liv.: genius was just then d.ing in the lad, scintilla ingenii jam tum elucebat in puero, Cic.