tĕpesco Copy link Outline I. To grow warmII. To grow cool .A. Lit., Mart. 2, 1, 10. —B. Trop., to cool off, decrease in ardor ... ⓘtĕpēscī: pres inf pass • tĕpesco, pŭi, 3, v. inch. n. [tepeo], to become moderately warm, lukewarm, or tepid. I. To grow warm: maria agitata ventis ita tepescunt, ut, etc., * Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26; Cels. 3, 6 med.; Ov. M. 3, 412: nostra tepescit aqua, id. P. 3, 4, 56: fixo ferrum in pulmone tepescit, Verg. A. 9, 701; Mart. 6, 59, 4 al.— II. To grow cool (rare). A. Lit., Mart. 2, 1, 10. — B. Trop., to cool off, decrease in ardor: paulatim fugit ira ferox mentesque tepescunt, Luc. 4, 284: negotio tepescente, Amm. 28, 1, 9: cum omnes amicitiae Romae tepescant, id. 28, 4, 21: veneres tepuere sub annis, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 13.
tĕpēscō Copy link Outline 1 devenir tiède, s'échauffer : ||2 s'attiédir, se refroidir : || [fig.] . ⓘtĕpēscī: pres inf pass • tĕpēscō, pŭī, ĕre (tepeo), intr., 1. devenir tiède, s'échauffer : Cic. Nat. 2, 26 ; Ov. M. 3, 412 ; P. 3, 4, 56 || Virg. En. 9, 701 2. s'attiédir, se refroidir : Mart. 2, 1, 10 || [fig.] Luc. 4, 284.