brandish Copy link Outline 1. vibro, 12. cŏrusco, 1 (poet.)3. crispo, 1 (poet.). to b. javelins, hastilia c., Virg. • brandish: 1. vibro, 1: to b. spears, hastas v., Cic.: Claud. 2. cŏrusco, 1 (poet.): they b. two javelins in the hand, duo coruscant gaesa manu, Virg. 3. crispo, 1 (poet.). to b. javelins, hastilia c., Virg.
BRANDISH Copy link • BRANDISHlibrare (hastam, to raise it in a horizontal direction, in order to hurl it with greater force and a surer aim): vibrare (to brandish it backward and forward, or up and down, in order to testify an eager desire for the combat): coruscare (to make a weapon gleam): rotare (to whirl it round and round): quatere, quassare, crispare (to wave, shake, flourish). FIG., to brandish syllogisms, conclusiunculas vibrare.