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dī-lūcĕo, ēre, v. n., lit., to be light enough to distinguish objects apart; hence, trop., to be clear, evident (rare): dilucere brevi fraus coepit, Liv. 8, 27 fin.; cf. id. 3, 16; 25, 29 fin.: emolumentum ejus in animo tuo dilucebit, Gell. 16, 8, 16.
With a subject-clause: satis dilucet, hanc capionem posse dici, Gell. 7, 10, 3.

dīlūcesco, luxi, 3, v. inch. n. [diluceo], to grow light, to begin to shine, to dawn; in the perf., to shine (rare but class.).

  1. I. Impers.: cum jam dilucesceret, Cic. Cat. 3, 3: jam dilucescebat, cum signum consul dedit, Liv. 36, 24; and so transf.: discussa est illa caligodiluxit, patet, videmus omnia, Cic. Phil. 12, 2, 5.
  2. II. Pers.: omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum, etc., * Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 13; cf. Gell. 3, 2.
    Trop.: donec diluxit rerum genetalis origo, Lucr. 5, 176: ista dilucescant allucente misericordiā tuā, August. Civ. D. 11, 22.