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dē-sā̆cro (also written desecro; cf. consecro), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (post-Aug. and rare for the class. consecro), to consecrate, dedicate.

  1. I. Prop.: quercum Triviae, Stat. Th. 9, 586.
    1. B. (Acc. to consecro, no. I. B.) Of persons, to deify, Capitol. Anton. philos. 18.
  2. * II. Trop., to devote, destine to any use: chamaeleon per singula membra desecratus, i. e. prescribed for particular diseases, Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 112.

dē -saevĭo, ĭi (the pluperfect subj. contr. desaevisset, Suet. Ner. 29), 4, v. n.

  1. I. To rave furiously, to rage (not anteAug., and very rare): toto Aeneas desaevit in aequore, Verg. A. 10, 569: pelago hiems, id. ib. 4, 52: omnes in artus, Luc. 6, 540; cf. Suet. Ner. 29: tragica in arte, * Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 14: belli Punici procella, Flor. 2, 6, 12: ira tua desaeviet, Vulg. Num. 16, 22.
  2. * II. To cease raving or raging: nec dum desaeviat ira, Exspectat, Luc. 5, 304.

dē-salto, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to dance through, to represent by dancing (very rare): desaltato cantico abiit, Suet. Calig. 54 fin.: fabulosas antiquitatum libidines, Cypr. de Spectac. med.