ē-ventĭlo
Meaning
- to set in motion
ē-ventĭlo, no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to set in motion (the air), to fan (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
(aërem graviorem) emendant assiduo linteorum jactatu eventilando, Plin. 31, 3, 28, § 49; cf. Just. 44, 1 fin.: frumenta, to winnow, i. e. to purify by winnowing, Col. 1, 6, 23.—* II. Trop.:
opes eventilatae, i. e. scattered, dissipated, Sid. Ep. 1, 9.