tepeō -, -, ēre TEP-, to be moderately warm, be lukewarm, be tepid: ubi plus tepeant hiemes, H.: tepentes aurae, V.: Sole tepente, O.
—Fig., to be warm, glow with love, be enamoured: quo (Lycidā) mox virgines tepebunt, H.: Nescio quem sensi corde tepente deum. O.
—To be lukewarm, be without ardor, be indifferent: Seu tepet sive amat, O.