blush (v.) Copy link Outline 1. ērŭbesco, bŭi, 3 (to turn red, redden)2. rŭbĕo, 2 (to be red)3. suffundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3 • blush (v.): 1. ērŭbesco, bŭi, 3 (to turn red, redden): the modest b. even to speak of modesty, erubescunt pudici etiam loqui de pudicitia, Cic.: to b. for a man, viro er., Ov.: to b. for one's brothers, fratres er., Prop. 2. rŭbĕo, 2 (to be red): believe me I b., rubeo, mihi crede, Cic.: Hor.: a b.ing face, os rubens, Tib. 3. suffundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3: with some case of the subs. rubor: as, suffundere ore ruborem, Virg.: suffundi ora rubore, Ov.: so deeply did he b., adeo illi ex alto suffusus est rubor, Sen. Similarly, even the most excellent men will suddenly b., rubor gravissimis quoque viris subitus offunditur, Sen. (Absol. to make a person b., suffundere aliquem, Hier.) Phr.: nor did they b., nec fuit iis rubori, Ov.: Tac. (the latter has also the nom. "nec rubor inter comites adspici," Ger. 13): to make any one b., ruborem alicui incutere, Liv.. inferre, imponere, Mart.: rubores alicui elicere, Auct. Her.
blush (subs.) Copy link • blush (subs.): rŭbor: a b. follows shame, pudorem r. consequitur, Cic.: a modest b., verecundus r., Ov.: this appellation may put you to the b., nomen hoc vobis ruborem incutere potest., Liv. Phr.: an inquiry difficult at the first b., dura prima fronte quaestio, Quint.: v. to blush.
BLUSH Copy link • BLUSH 1. turn red, erubescere, pudore or rubore suffundi, rubor mihi suffunditur or offunditur. Be red, rubere. To blush at one’s own praises, pudore affici ex sua laude. I need not blush, if, etc., non est res, qua erubescam, si, etc. They blush at their origin, origine sua erubescunt. FIG., rubere, rubescere; fulgere. 2. rubor. To put to the blush, ruborem alicui afferre, elicere; alicui pudorem iucutere. FIG., rubor, fulgor. At first blush, prima specie or fironte, aspectu primo.