fever Copy link Outline 1. febris, is, f.2. febrĭcŭla (dimin. of febris • fever: 1. febris, is, f.: f. we call so from its heat, f. a fervore appellamus, Varr. in Non.: to be attacked with f., febre corripi, Plin.: to fall ill with the f., in f. incidere, Cic.: to have a f., f. habere, Cic.; f. pati, Gell.: to toss with heat and f., f. aestuque jactari, Cic.: to be quite free from f., plane f. carere, Cic.: f. increases, abates, keeps stationary, is relieved, passes away, f. augetur (increscit), remittit, consistit, levatur, decedit, Cels.: to cure a f., f. abigere, depellere, Plin.: to recover from a f., ex f. convalescere, Cic.: a hot, cold, slow, f., f. ardens (Cels.), frigida (Plin.), lenta (Cels.): see also, infr.: a tertian, quartan f., f. tertiana, quartana, Cels. (as often without febris): f. quartis (tertiis) diebus recurrens, Gell. 2. febrĭcŭla (dimin. of febris: a slight or mild f.): to be laid up for a long time with slow f.s, lentis f. diu detineri, Cels.: Cic. (N.B. Febris is not used in fig. sense: v. ferment, excitement.)