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1 prae
prae, adv., and prep. with abl. [for prai, kindred with Sanscr. prefix pra-, before; Gr. pro, prin, prosô; cf.: pro, prior, porro, primus].I. A.Lit. (ante-class.):B.abi prae, Sosia, Jam ego sequar,
go before, go in advance, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 45:i prae, sequar,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 144; id. Eun. 5, 2, 69: i tu prae, virgo;non queo, quod pone me est, servare,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 1:age, age nunc tu, i prae,
id. Pers. 4, 4, 56.—Trop., as a particle of comparison, with ut, quam, or quod (also written in one word, praeut and praequam; cf. Wagner ad Plaut. Aul. 503), in comparison with, compared with (ante- and post-class. and colloq.):II.parum etiam, praeut futurum est praedicas,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 218; id. Bacch. 4, 9, 5:immo noster nunc quidem est de verbis, prae ut dudum fuit,
id. Men. 5, 5, 33; 2, 3, 25:nihil hercle quidem hoc, Prae ut alia dicam,
id. Mil. 1, 1, 20; id. Merc. 2, 4, 2:ludum dices fuisse, praeut hujus rabies quae dabit,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 9:satin' parva res est voluptatum in vitā atque in aetate agundā, praequam quod molestum'st?
in comparison with the trouble, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 2:nihil hoc est, triginta minae, prae quam alios dapsilis sumptus facit,
id. Most. 4, 2, 62 Lorenz ad loc.:jam minoris omnia facio prae quam quibus modis Me ludificatus est,
id. ib. 5, 2, 25:sed hoc etiam pulcrum'st praequam sumptus ubi petunt,
id. Aul. 3, 5, 33; id. Merc. prol. 23:quae etsi longioribus verbis comprehensa est praequam illud Graecum, etc.,
Gell. 16, 1, 3:immo res omnis relictas habeo prae quod tu velis,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 38.—Prep. with abl. (with acc.:A.prae cornua, prae litteras,
Petr. 39, 12; 46, 1), before, in front of, in advance of.Lit.:B.cavendum erit, ut (villa) a tergo potius quam prae se flumen habeat,
before it, Col. 1, 5, 4: limina alia prae aliis erant, App. de Mundo, p. 69, 22.—Esp. freq.: prae se ferre, agere, mittere, to bear, carry, drive, or send before one's self:ille qui stillantem prae se pugionem tulit,
Cic. Phil. 2, 12, 30:argenti prae se in aerarium tulit quattuordecim milia pondo,
Liv. 28, 38, 5:prae se ferens Darium puerum,
Suet. Calig. 19:prae se armentum agens,
Liv. 1, 7, 4:singulos prae se inermes mittere,
Sall. J. 94, 2: prae manu, and, less freq., prae manibus, at hand, on hand (ante- and postclass.):patri reddidi omne aurum, quod fuit prae manu,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 9; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 23:cum prae manu debitor (pecuniam) non haberet,
Dig. 13, 7, 27:si Caesaris liber prae manibus est, promi jubeas,
Gell. 19, 8, 6:aes si forte prae manu non fuerit,
App. M. 6, p. 180, 30.—Trop.1.In gen.: prae se ferre, less freq., prae se gerere, declarare, etc., prop. to carry before one's self. as if to show it; hence, to show, exhibit, manifest, reveal, make known, betray, discover, indicate (freq. and class.), Cic. Agr. 2, 2, 4:2.fortasse ceteri tectiores: ego semper me didicisse, prae me tuli,
id. Or. 42, 146:nec vero cum venit, prae se fert, aut qui sit aut unde veniat,
id. Rep. 2, 3, 6:scelus et facinus prae se ferens et confitens,
id. Mil. 16, 43:ceteris prae se fert et ostentat,
id. Att. 2, 23, 3:beata vita glorianda et praedicanda et prae se ferenda est: nihil est enim aliud quod praedicandum et prae se ferendum sit,
id. Tusc. 5, 17, 50: conjecturam prae se gerere. id. Inv. 2, 9, 30:animum altum et erectum prae se gerebat, Auct. B. Afr. 10: prae se declarant gaudia vultu,
Cat. 64, 34:prae se maximam speciem ostentare,
App. Flor. p. 342, 10.—In partic., in comparisons, in comparison with, compared with (mostly in comparisons which imply a contrast of kind; while praeter refers to a contrast of degree only: dives prae ceteris, in contrast with the others, who are poor: dives praeter ceteros, richer than the other rich ones; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 894).(α).With positive adj. (class.; v. infra):(β).omnia prae meo commodo,
Ter. Ad. 2, 3, 9: omnium unguentum odor prae tuo nautea est, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 5; id. Men. 1, 2, 67:Gallis prae magnitudine corporum suorum brevitas nostra contemptui est,
Caes. B. G. 2, 30:prae divitiis,
Liv. 3, 26:videbant omnes prae illo parvi futuros,
Nep. Eum. 10, 4; Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96:veros illos Atticos prae se paene agrestes putat,
id. Brut. 83, 286:ab isto prae lucro praedāque nec vectigalium nec posteritatis habitam esse rationem,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 55, § 128:non tu quidem vacuus molestiis, sed prae nobis beatus,
id. Fam. 4, 4, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 4:(stultitia) prae ceteris parit immensas cupiditates,
Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34.—So with comp. for quam (ante- and post-class.):3.atque me minoris facio prae illo,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 85:id prae illo, quod honestum nobis est, fit plenius,
Gell. 1, 3, 25; Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 2; Hier. in Psa. 44, 3; Aug. c. Acad. 1, 22.—In giving the cause, which, as it were, goes before, for, because of, by reason of, on account of (class. only of a hinderance; with an express or implied negation; or with vix, v. Zumpt, § 310): Ulixi cor frixit prae pavore, Liv. Andron. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 92:a.prae laetitiā lacrumae praesiliunt mihi,
Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 13:prae lassitudine opus est ut lavem,
id. Truc. 2, 3, 7; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 71:prae gaudio ubi sim nescio,
id. ib. 2, 3, 67:vivere non quit Prae macie,
Lucr. 4, 1167:nec loqui prae maerore potuit,
Cic. Planc. 41, 99:quorum ille nomen prae metu ferre non poterat,
id. Phil. 13, 9, 20:solem prae jaculorum multitudine non videbitis,
id. Tusc. 1, 42, 101:prae irā,
Liv. 31, 24 fin.:vix sibimet ipsi prae nec opinato gaudio credentes,
id. 39, 49.—In composition, prae usually denotes,Before: praedico, praebibo, praecaveo, etc.; so too, praeceps, headforemost, headlong. —In time: praecanus, gray before one's time. —b.Enhancing the main idea, qs. in advance of others: praealtus, extremely high: praeclarus, very celebrated; praevalidus, very strong, etc. -
2 prae
prae praep. with abl. [1 prae], before, in front of, in advance of: si huic aliquid paulum prae manu Dederis, at hand, i. e. ready money, T.: singulos prae se inermos mittere, S.: stillantem prae se pugionem tulit: prae se armentum agens, L.—Fig., in the phrase, prae se ferre, to make a display of, show, display, manifest, parade, exhibit, profess: ego semper me didicisse prae me tuli: scelus et facinus prae se ferens: beata vita glorianda et prae se ferenda est.— In comparison with, compared with, in view of: omnia prae meo commodo, T.: omnia prae divitiis spernunt, L.: veros illos Atticos prae se paene agrestes putat: Cunctane prae Campo sordeat? H.—Of a hinderance, for, through, because of, by reason of, on account of: animus incertus prae aegritudine, irresolute for sorrow, T.: prae gaudio ubi sim nescio, T.: neque prae lacrimis iam loqui possum: nec iuris quicquam prae impotenti irā est servatum, L.* * *Ibefore, in front of; forward (prae sequor = go on before)IIbefore, in front; in view of, because of -
3 prae
prae adv. [PRO-], before, in front: i prae, sequor, go on before, T.* * *Ibefore, in front of; forward (prae sequor = go on before)IIbefore, in front; in view of, because of -
4 prae-eō
prae-eō iī (īvī), —, īre, to go before, lead the way, precede: ut consulibus lictores praeirent: praeeunte carinā, V.: novi praeeunt fasces, O.— Fig., to go before, precede: naturā praeeunte.— To recite beforehand, dictate, prescribe: omnia, uti decemviri praeierunt, facta, had ordered, L.: ades, dum dedico domum, ut mihi praeeatis: praei verba, quibus me devoveam, L.: coactus pontifex verba praeire, to dictate the formula of consecration, L.: praeeuntibus exsecrabile carmen sacerdotibus, L.: alcui preces, Cu.: vobis voce, quid iudicaretis. -
5 prae-ut
prae-ut adv., in comparison with, compared with: Ludus, Praeut huius rabies quae dabit, T. -
6 prae
pre(prep. with abl.) before, in front of. -
7 prae-sīgnis
prae-sīgnis e, adj. [prae+signum], pre-eminent, distinguished: tempora cornu, O.: facie, O. -
8 prae-acūtus
prae-acūtus adj., sharp in front, sharpened, pointed: cacumina, Cs.: sudes, S.: cuspis, O. -
9 prae-altus
prae-altus adj., very high: rupes, L.: mons, L.— Very deep: flumen, L.: proxima terrae praealta sunt, S. -
10 prae-bibō
prae-bibō bibī, —, ere, to drink before, drink to: alcui venenum. -
11 prae-calidus
prae-calidus adj., very warm, hot: potio, Ta. -
12 prae-cānus
prae-cānus adj., prematurely gray, H. -
13 prae-caveō
prae-caveō cāvī, cautus, ēre, to take care, take heed, use precaution, be on one's guard, beware: mihi, to look out for myself, T.: ad praecavendum intellegendi astutia: ab insidiis, guard against, L.: vel ex supervacuo, to take even unnecessary precautions, L.: id ne accideret, sibi praecavendum existimabat, Cs.: cum videtur praecaveri potuisse, si provisum esset.—To guard against, seek to avert, provide against: peccata, quae difficillime praecaventur: ita mihi res tota praecauta est, ut, etc. -
14 prae-cēdō
prae-cēdō cessī, cessus, ere, to go before, precede, lead the way, lead: cum coronis aureis (in a procession), L.: praecedebat ipse vinctus, L.: fama loquax praecessit ad aures, Deïanira, tuas, O.: is praecedens agmen militum, L.: classem, L.—Of time: quae venturas praecedet sexta Kalendas, O.—Fig., to surpass, outstrip, outdo, excel: Gallos virtute, Cs.: vestros honores rebis gerendis, L. -
15 prae-celsus
prae-celsus adj., lofty, towering: rupes, V. -
16 prae-cingō
prae-cingō nxī, nctus, ere, to gird, encircle, enclose: cautus praecingitur ense viator, girds himself, O.: praecincti recte pueri, properly girded, H.: altius ac nos Praecincti, i. e. more rapid travellers, H.: fontem vallo, Pr. -
17 prae-clārus
prae-clārus adj. with comp. and sup, very bright, brilliant: iaspis, Iu.—Very beautiful, magnificent, honorable, splendid, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, excellent, famous: urbs situ praeclaro ad aspectum: opus: interpres iuris: genus dicendi: leges: gens bello praeclara, V.: eloquentiae ac fidei, Ta.: nec quicquam est praeclarius: praeclarissimum factum, N.: res, great wealth, H.: praeclaram populo R. refers gratiam.—Noted, notorious: sceleribus suis ferox atque praeclarus, S.— Plur n. as subst: multa secum praeclara habere, treasures of art. -
18 prae-cōgitō
prae-cōgitō —, ātus, āre, to ponder beforehand, premeditate: praecogitatum facinus, L. -
19 prae-colō
prae-colō —, cultus, ere, to cultivate beforehand.—Fig.: animi habitūs, ad virtutem quasi praeculti.— To embrace prematurely: nova et ancipitia, Ta. -
20 prae-compositus
prae-compositus adj., arranged beforehand, studied: praecomposito ore, O.
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