Lewis & Short

ē-mŏrĭor, mortuus, 3 (old form of the inf. emoriri, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 42; but Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 124, moriri, Ritschl), v. dep. n., to die off, to die, depart, decease, v. Doed. Syn. 3, p. 183 sq. (freq. and class.).

  1. I. Lit.: emori me malim, Plaut. Asin. 4, 2, 1; so id. Aul. 4, 5, 1; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 63; Cic. Pis. 7, 15; id. Off. 3, 32, 114; id. Tusc. 1, 40, 96; id. Par. 3, 2, 24; Sall. C. 20, 9; id. J. 14 fin.; Ov. M. 3, 391; Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 26 sq.; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 49; Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 243; id. de Sen. 19, 74; 22, 80; Cat. 52, 1, 4.
    Prov.: verba facit emortuo, he talks to the dead, i. e. in vain, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 18.
    1. B. Transf., of things, to become dead, to die: membrum, Cels. 5, 26, 34 fin.: arbor, Vitr. 2, 9; Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 221: carbo, i. e. to go out, id. 16, 6, 8, § 23: sterilis et emoriens terra, desert, Curt. 4, 7, 10; cf. vulva, Vulg. Rom. 4, 19.
  2. II. Trop., to perish, pass away, cease: quorum laus emori non potest, Cic. Par. 2, 18: vis, Cels. 2, 10: dicta (with evanescere), Quint. 12, 10, 75: spes (opp. elucere), id. 1, 1, 2: amor, Ov. R. Am. 654: auxilium, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 14.