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‖ experto crede, phr.|ɛkˌspɜːtəʊ ˈkriːdɪ|
[ad. L. experto credite (Virgil Aeneid xi. 283), f. experto dat. sing. of expertus, pa. pple. of experiri to experience + crede, credite imp. sing. and pl. of credere to believe.]
Believe one who has experienced or tried; believe me, I know.
1579Gosson Sch. Abuse f. 17r, Experto crede, I have seene somewhat, and therefore I thinke I may say the more. 1732Swift Let. 4 May (1965) IV. 14 You may beckon a blackguard boy under a gate, near your visiting place (experto crede) Save eleven pence; and get half a crown's worth of health. 1872Geo. Eliot Middlem. III. v. xlv. 49 Take care—experto crede—take care not to get hampered about money matters. 1906‘Q’ Mayor of Troy ix. 124 Sir Felix, whose temper—experto crede—is seldom at its best in the small hours. a1936Kipling Something of Myself (1937) viii. 208 The magic lies in the Brush and the Ink{ddd}Experto crede. 1937J. M. Murry Necessity of Pacifism 131 Such a discipline.. I have come to believe is necessary to the spiritual health of such a community as I here envisage. Experto crede. |