fatīscō

   fatīscō —, —, ere    [* fatis; 2 FA-], to open in chinks, fall apart, tumble to pieces : (naves) rimis fatiscunt, V.: Area ne pulvere victa fatiscat, V.: ianua, opens , Tb.—Fig., to grow weak, become exhausted, droop, faint : donec fatisceret seditio, Ta.: copiā (scriptores), Ta.

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fatiscere, -, - V

gape, crack; crack open, part asunder; grow weak or exhausted, droop