droop Copy link Outline A. Intrans.I. Lit.1. pendeo, dēpendeo, 22. rĕcumbo, cŭbui, ĭtum, 33. dēmitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (as refl., or with pron. refl.)II. To fade, to incline towards an end1. languesco, 32. flaccesco, 33. inclīno, 1III. Fig.B. Trans. • droop: A. Intrans.: I. Lit.: to hang down: 1. pendeo, dēpendeo, 2: v. to hang. 2. rĕcumbo, cŭbui, ĭtum, 3: and on his shoulders d.s the sunken neck, inque humeros cervix collapsa r., Virg.: v. to lean. 3. dēmitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (as refl., or with pron. refl.): golden collars d.ing down their bosoms, aurea pectoribus demissa monilia, Virg.: see also infra (B). II. To fade, to incline towards an end: 1. languesco, 3: the flower d.s in death, flos l. moriens, Virg. 2. flaccesco, 3: v. to flag, wither. 3. inclīno, 1: v. to decline (II.). III. Fig.: to become weak: Phr.: their courage d.s, iis animus cadit, Liv.: v. to discourage. B. Trans.: dēmitto, 3: the poppy d.s its head, d. caput papaver, Virg.: v. TO HANG DOWN.
DROOP Copy link • DROOPTo sink downwards, se inclinare or inclinari (PROP.; and also figuratively; e.g., of fortune, res inclinatae, fortuna inclinata): demitti (e.g., of the head). To languish, lose life, spirit, etc., flaccere: flaccescere: languere: languescere (flaccet = languet, deficit, in Cic., only in Messala flaccet, for which he elsewhere has languet, is losing his spirit in the competition for the consulship; flaccescere of leaves, and IMPROP., of a spiritless discourse; languere of lore, strength, etc.): marcescere (of flowers, etc.): inclinari (to be bent down, e.g., paululum timore): jacere or afflictum jacere (to be in a depressed state; animus, virtutes, studia, etc.): his courage drooped, animo cecidit, concidit; animum dimisit.