alte spiro

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

altē spīrō (present infinitive altē spīrāre, perfect active altē spīrāvī, supine altē spīrātum); first conjugation

  1. (post-Augustan) to act arrogantly, puff up
    • c. 74 CE – 130 CE, Florus, Epitome of Roman history 1.18.27:
      Metellō igitur cōnsule spīrantibus altius Poenīs et reversō in Siciliam bellō []
      With Metellus as consul, the Carthaginians acting arrogantly and the war in Sicily being back []

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