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abaestuo

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Etymology

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    From ab- (from, down from) + aestuō (have an undulating, waving motion, heave).

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    Verb

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    abaestuō (present infinitive abaestuāre, perfect active abaestuāvī, supine abaestuātum); first conjugation, impersonal in the passive

    1. (intransitive) to hang down richly, wave down richly
      • c. 160-220 C.E., Tertullian, De Judicio Domini, 22
        quid faciat laetis ut vitis abaestuet uvis
        What makes a vine hang down richly with grapes

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