verb
dis-tābesco
Meaning
- to consume
dis-tābesco, bŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to consume or melt away (ante- and post-class.).
I. Lit.:
distabescit sal, Cato R. R. 24; so, jecur in coquendo, Fest. S. V. MONSTRA, p. 157, 14 Müll.: suspirium in aqua, Veg. Vet. 1, 11, 13.—II. Trop.:
in quantas iniquitates distabui! Aug. Conf. 3, 3.