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rimor

rimor, to lay open, tear up, turn up

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

rīmor, ātus sum, 1, dep. a.: to force open in cracks or chinks; (fig.), to ransack, explore, search, 6.599. (rīma)

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rimandum Verb: present passive gerundive plural, Verb: present passive gerundive plural, Verb: present passive gerundive singular, Verb: present passive gerundive singular, Verb: present active gerund singular, Verb: present passive gerundive singular, Verb: present passive gerundive singular of rimor

rimandum Verb: present passive gerundive plural, Verb: present passive gerundive plural, Verb: present passive gerundive singular, Verb: present passive gerundive singular, Verb: present active gerund singular, Verb: present passive gerundive singular, Verb: present passive gerundive singular of rimo

See rimandum in Morpho

rīmor, ātus, 1, v. dep. a. [rima].
  • I Orig. belonging to agricultural lang., to lay open, tear up, turn up the ground: rastris terram rimantur, Verg. G. 3, 534.— Of animals, to root up, turn up, grub through: volucres rimantur prata Caystri, Verg. G. 1, 384: stagna et paludes (volucres), Col. 8, 15, 1: paludem (sues), id. 7, 9, 7.—
  • II Transf., to tear up, turn over insearch of any thing; to pry into, search, examine, explore (not freq. till after the Aug. per.).
    • A Lit.: vultur Viscera rimatur epulis, rummages for food, Verg. A. 6, 599: haruspex Pectora pullorum rimatur et exta catelli, Juv. 6, 551: humum pilis et lanceis, Tac. H. 2, 29: partes rimatur apertas, Qua vulnus letale ferat, Verg. A. 11, 748: oculis caeli plagas, Varr. ap. Non. 382, 12; Stat. Th. 11, 526; cf.: elatis naribus auras, Ov. Hal. 77; cf.: rimatus fustem cunctis vastiorem, Ap. Met. 3, 27, 21.— Absol.: quod cuique repertum Rimanti, Verg. A. 7, 508. —
    • B Trop., to examine thoroughly, investigate (syn.: scrutor, investigo, indago): hanc quidem rationem naturae difficile est fortasse traducere ad id genus divinationis; sed tamen id quoque rimatur quantum potest, Posidonius (the figure taken from the haruspices or augurs), * Cic. Div. 1, 57, 130: mihi cuncta rimanti, Quint. 3, 4, 6; cf. id. 5, 13, 23; 12, 8, 14: secreta, Tac. A. 6, 3: metus ejus, id. ib. 14, 57: offensas, id. H. 4, 11 al.—
      • 2 To find out, comprehend: ego autem rimari non queo, unde hoc sit, etc., Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 10.
        • a☞ Act. collat. form, rīmo, āre, Att. ap. Non. 382, 10; Poët. ap. Fest. s. v. ruspari, p. 265 Müll.; cf. Prisc. p. 799 P.—
        • b rī-mātus, a, um, pass., Sid. Ep. 7, 2.

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