Lewis & Short

mōlĭo, īre, 4 (act. collat. form of molior).

  1. I. To build, erect (post-Aug.): neque quis quid molit, S. C. ap. Front. Aquaed. 129.
  2. II. In a pass. signif., to set in motion, start: jam sospitatricis deae peculiaris pompa moliebatur, App. M. 11, p. 261, 8.