Lewis & Short

Parsing inflected forms may not always work as expected. If the following does not give the correct word, try Latin Words or Perseus.

The word invalescere could not be parsed. Trying a normal dictionary lookup:

No entries found. Showing closest matches:

in-vălesco, valŭi, 3, v. n. inch. [valeo], to become strong; only trop.

  1. I. To grow strong or powerful: tantum opibus invaluit, Cic. Mur. 15; Tac. H. 2, 98.
  2. II. To increase, prevail, predominate: libido atque luxuria invaluerat, Suet. Vesp. 11: appellatio grammaticorum invaluit, id. Gramm. 4: amor, Plin. Ep. 6, 8, 2: consuetudo, id. ib. 6, 2, 5: vitiis invalescentibus, Suet. Ner. 27: consuetudo cotidie magis invalescit, Quint. 2, 1, 1: hic effectus (opp. nihil efficit), id. 6, 1, 44.
  3. III. To come into use: verba intercidunt, invalescuntque temporibus, Quint. 10, 2, 13.