nitebantur

nitebantur is a Latin form of nitor, meaning “(verb nitor, niti) lean on, rely on; strive, struggle; (noun nitor) brightness, splendor”. It is the 3rd person plural imperfect passive indicative.

It can also be a form of niteo, “shine, gleam; look sleek, thrive”.

Found 26 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 5.42.3: sed nulla ferramentorum copia quae esset ad hunc usum idonea, gladiis caespites circumcidere, manibus sagulisque terram exhaurire nitebantur.

All forms of nitor (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.