adluceo

al-lūceo ( adl- ), xi, 2, v. n., to shine upon (very rare); in the lit. signif. only post-Aug.).

I.

Lit.:

nisi aliqui igniculus adluxerit,

Sen. Ep. 92:

nobis adluxit,

Suet. Vit. 8:

adluxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terrae,

Vulg. Psa. 97, 4 al. —

II.

Trop., as v. a.: faculam adlucere alicujus rei, to light a torch for something, to give an opportunity for, * Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 46.