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  • 1 (prae-for)

        (prae-for) fātus, ārī, dep.,    to say beforehand, utter in advance, premise, preface: in parte operis mei licet mihi praefari, quod, etc., L.: quae de deorum naturā praefati sumus, etc.: arcana se et silenda adferre praefatus, Cu.: honorem, i. e. to begin by saying, ‘I speak with deference:’ Talia praefantes, foretelling, Ct.—To utter a preliminary prayer, address in prayer beforehand: maiores nostri omnibus rebus agendis Quod bonum, faustum, felix fortunatumque esset, praefabantur: carminibus, say in verse beforehand, L.—To invoke: divos, V.

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  • 2 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.
    Adv., before, in front.
    A.
    Lit. (ante-class.):

    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.—
    B.
    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.):

    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.—
    II.
    Prep. with abl. (with acc.:

    prae cornua, prae litteras,

    Petr. 39, 12; 46, 1), before, in front of, in advance of.
    A.
    Lit.:

    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.—
    B.
    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:

    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.—
    2.
    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):

    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.—
    (β).
    So with comp. for quam (ante- and post-class.):

    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.—
    3.
    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:

    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,
    a.
    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.

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  • 3 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.
    * * *
    I
    before, in front of; forward (prae sequor = go on before)
    II
    before, in front; in view of, because of

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  • 4 prae-stō

        prae-stō itī, itus    (P. fut. praestatūrus), āre, to stand out, stand before, be superior, excel, surpass, exceed, be excellent: suos inter aequalīs: civitas hominum multitudine praestabat, Cs.: sacro, quod praestat, peracto, Iu.: probro atque petulantiā maxume, to be pre-eminent, S.: virtute omnibus, Cs.: quā re homines bestiis praestent: pingendo aliis: praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae, N.: quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia, L.: virtute ceteros mortales, L.: gradu honoris nos, L.: imperatores prudentiā, N.—Impers. with subject-clause, it is preferable, is better: sibi praestare, quamvis fortunam pati, quam interfici, etc., Cs.: mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati: motos praestat componere fluctūs, V.—To become surety for, answer for, vouch for, warrant, be responsible for, take upon oneself: ut omnīs ministros imperi tui rei p. praestare videare: ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, i. e. that we have nothing to answer for if free from guilt: impetūs populi praestare nemo potest, answer for the outbreaks of the people: emptori damnum praestari oportere, compensation ought to be made: nihil, be responsible for nothing: quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, what none could guaranty against: tibi a vi nihil, give no guaranty against: meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum, warrant, Iu.: quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?: Illius lacrimae praestant Ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris, insure, Iu.—To fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute: in pugnā militis officia, Cs.: amicitiae ius officiumque: praestiti, ne quem pacis per me partae paeniteat, have taken care, L.: quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo, will keep the promise: ei fidem, L.: mea tibi fides praestabitur: pacem cum iis populus R. praestitit, maintained, L.: argenti pondo bina in militem, pay as ransom, L.: tributa, pay, Iu.: triplicem usuram, Iu.—To keep, preserve, maintain, retain: pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem p. debuisse: nepotibus aequor, O.: omnīs socios salvos praestare poteramus: Incolumem me tibi, H.—To show, exhibit, prove, evince, manifest, furnish, present, assure: mobilitatem equitum in proeliis, Cs.: in iis rebus eam voluntatem: consilium suum fidemque: honorem debitum patri: senatui sententiam, to give his vote: terga hosti, i. e. flee, Ta.: voluptatem sapienti, assure: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc.: teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae, show thyself constant, O.: vel magnum praestet Achillen, approve himself a great Achilles, V.

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  • 5 prae-sūmō

        prae-sūmō —, ūmptus, ere,    to take before, take first: domi dapes, O.: remedia, Ta.—Fig., to anticipate, take for granted: spe bellum, i. e. anticipate victory by confidence, V.: praesumpta apud militem illius anni quies, Ta.: praesumptum habere, grates diis actas, take for granted, Ta.

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  • 6 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.

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  • 7 prēlum (prae-)

        prēlum (prae-) ī, n    [PREM-], a press (for wine or oil): cola prelorum, V.

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  • 8 praefanda

    prae-for, fātus, 1 (old imper. praefato, Cato, R. R. 134. 1:

    praefamino,

    id. ib. 141, 2; cf. Müll. ad Fest. p. 87, 10), v. dep. n. and a.
    I.
    In gen., to say or utter beforehand, to premise, preface:

    in parte operis mei licet mihi praefari, quod, etc.,

    Liv. 21, 1, 1; Col. 10, praef. 5; 12, 50, 7; Cels. 3, 1: praefatus, de summā se republicā acturum, having first announced by edict that, etc., Suet. Caes. 28:

    quae de deorum naturā praefati sumus, etc.,

    Cic. Univ. 10 fin.:

    cum praefatus fuero, quae, etc.,

    Col. 1 prooem. fin.; Gell. 9, 15, 4:

    sibi Asiam sufficere praefatus,

    Just. 11, 5, 5:

    arcana se et silenda afferre praefatus,

    Curt. 6, 7, 3:

    is cum praefatus esset, scire, etc.,

    id. 7, 4, 9; Liv. 43, 7, 7.—
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    In a relig. sense, to utter a preliminary prayer, to address in prayer beforehand:

    majores nostri omnibus rebus agendis Quod bonum, faustum, felix fortunatumque esset, praefabantur,

    Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102:

    pontifice maximo praefante carmen,

    Liv. 5, 41, 3: decemviri carminibus (abl.) praefarentur, should say beforehand ( = praeirent), id. 22, 1, 16 (v. Weissenb. ad h. l.): priusquam hasce fruges condantur... ture, vino Jano, Jovi, Junoni praefato, offering wine and incense, say a prayer to Janus, etc., Cato, R. R. 134, 1.—With the obj.-acc. of the deity:

    Janum Jovemque vino praefamino,

    id. ib. 141, 2:

    divos,

    Verg. A. 11, 301.—
    B.
    Si dicimus, Ille patrem strangulavit, honorem non praefamur:

    sin de Aureliā aliquid aut Lolliā, honos praefandus est,

    we do not preface it by saying, with permission, with respect be it spoken, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4:

    veniam,

    to ask leave before speaking, App. M. 1 init.; id. Flor. init. —
    C.
    To name or cite beforehand: Aristoteles, quem in iis magnā secuturus ex parte praefandum reor, to mention or name as an authority in advance, Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 43.—
    III.
    To foretell, predict, prophesy (very rare), Cat. 64, 383.—Hence,
    A.
    praefātus, a, um, in pass. signif., mentioned or stated before (post-class.):

    condemnatus ex praefatis causis,

    Dig. 20, 4, 12:

    jura,

    ib. 10, 3, 19: sic etiam nostro praefatus habebere libro, named at the beginning, Aus. praef. 2 fin.:

    sine honoribus praefatis appellare aliquid,

    without saying, By your leave, Arn. 5, 176:

    vir praefatā reverentiā nominandus,

    Vop. Aur. 1.—Hence, subst.: praefātum, i, n., for praefatio, a preface:

    praefato opus est,

    Symm. Ep. 6, 3.—
    B.
    praefandus, a, um, P. a., for which must be asked permission or indulgence; that requires apology:

    praefandi umoris e corpore effluvium,

    Plin. 7, 51, 52, § 171.—Hence, subst.: praefanda, ōrum, n., foul expressions:

    in praefanda videmur incidere,

    Quint. 8, 3, 45.

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  • 9 praefor

    prae-for, fātus, 1 (old imper. praefato, Cato, R. R. 134. 1:

    praefamino,

    id. ib. 141, 2; cf. Müll. ad Fest. p. 87, 10), v. dep. n. and a.
    I.
    In gen., to say or utter beforehand, to premise, preface:

    in parte operis mei licet mihi praefari, quod, etc.,

    Liv. 21, 1, 1; Col. 10, praef. 5; 12, 50, 7; Cels. 3, 1: praefatus, de summā se republicā acturum, having first announced by edict that, etc., Suet. Caes. 28:

    quae de deorum naturā praefati sumus, etc.,

    Cic. Univ. 10 fin.:

    cum praefatus fuero, quae, etc.,

    Col. 1 prooem. fin.; Gell. 9, 15, 4:

    sibi Asiam sufficere praefatus,

    Just. 11, 5, 5:

    arcana se et silenda afferre praefatus,

    Curt. 6, 7, 3:

    is cum praefatus esset, scire, etc.,

    id. 7, 4, 9; Liv. 43, 7, 7.—
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    In a relig. sense, to utter a preliminary prayer, to address in prayer beforehand:

    majores nostri omnibus rebus agendis Quod bonum, faustum, felix fortunatumque esset, praefabantur,

    Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102:

    pontifice maximo praefante carmen,

    Liv. 5, 41, 3: decemviri carminibus (abl.) praefarentur, should say beforehand ( = praeirent), id. 22, 1, 16 (v. Weissenb. ad h. l.): priusquam hasce fruges condantur... ture, vino Jano, Jovi, Junoni praefato, offering wine and incense, say a prayer to Janus, etc., Cato, R. R. 134, 1.—With the obj.-acc. of the deity:

    Janum Jovemque vino praefamino,

    id. ib. 141, 2:

    divos,

    Verg. A. 11, 301.—
    B.
    Si dicimus, Ille patrem strangulavit, honorem non praefamur:

    sin de Aureliā aliquid aut Lolliā, honos praefandus est,

    we do not preface it by saying, with permission, with respect be it spoken, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4:

    veniam,

    to ask leave before speaking, App. M. 1 init.; id. Flor. init. —
    C.
    To name or cite beforehand: Aristoteles, quem in iis magnā secuturus ex parte praefandum reor, to mention or name as an authority in advance, Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 43.—
    III.
    To foretell, predict, prophesy (very rare), Cat. 64, 383.—Hence,
    A.
    praefātus, a, um, in pass. signif., mentioned or stated before (post-class.):

    condemnatus ex praefatis causis,

    Dig. 20, 4, 12:

    jura,

    ib. 10, 3, 19: sic etiam nostro praefatus habebere libro, named at the beginning, Aus. praef. 2 fin.:

    sine honoribus praefatis appellare aliquid,

    without saying, By your leave, Arn. 5, 176:

    vir praefatā reverentiā nominandus,

    Vop. Aur. 1.—Hence, subst.: praefātum, i, n., for praefatio, a preface:

    praefato opus est,

    Symm. Ep. 6, 3.—
    B.
    praefandus, a, um, P. a., for which must be asked permission or indulgence; that requires apology:

    praefandi umoris e corpore effluvium,

    Plin. 7, 51, 52, § 171.—Hence, subst.: praefanda, ōrum, n., foul expressions:

    in praefanda videmur incidere,

    Quint. 8, 3, 45.

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  • 10 praesum

    (α).
    With dat.:

    omnibus Druidibus praeest unus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 12:

    qui oppido praeerat,

    id. ib. 2, 6:

    regionibus,

    id. ib. 5, 22:

    provinciae,

    Sall. C. 42, 3:

    censor factus, severe praefuit ei potestati,

    Nep. Cat. 2, 3:

    classi,

    to have the command of the fleet, Caes. B. C. 3, 25:

    exercitui,

    id. ib. 3, 57:

    alicui negotio,

    to have charge of it, to carry it on, id. ib. 3, 61:

    ei studio,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 235:

    artificio,

    id. Fin. 4, 27, 76:

    vigiliis,

    to superintend, Sall. C. 30, 6:

    regiis opibus,

    Nep. Con. 4, 3:

    rebus regiis,

    id. Phoc. 3, 4:

    statuis faciendis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 59, § 144:

    aedibus, i. e. aedilem esse,

    Dig. 1, 2, 2: mercimoniis, Cod. 5, 5, 7.—
    (β).
    Absol.:

    praeesse in provinciā,

    to be governor, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 77, § 180.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To be the chief person, to take the lead in any thing:

    non enim paruit ille Ti. Gracchi temeritati, sed praefuit,

    Cic. Lael. 11, 37:

    qui non solum interfuit his rebus, sed etiam praefuit,

    id. Fam. 1, 8, 1:

    illi crudelitati non solum praeesse, verum etiam interesse,

    id. Att. 9, 6, 7.—
    B.
    To protect, defend ( poet.):

    stant quoque pro nobis, et praesunt moenibus Urbis,

    Ov. F. 5, 135.—Hence, praesens, entis ( abl. sing. of persons usually praesente; of things, praesenti), adj.
    A.
    That is before one, in sight or at hand, present, in person (rarely of the immediate presence of the speaker or writer, for which the proper case of hic is used; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 908, and v. infra):

    assum praesens praesenti tibi,

    I am with you, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 27: non quia ades praesens, dico hoc, because you happen to be present, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 39:

    quo praesente,

    in whose presence, Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 112:

    quod adest quodque praesens est,

    id. Off. 1, 4, 11; so,

    nihil nisi praesens et quod adest,

    id. Fin. 1, 17, 55:

    vivi atque praesentes,

    id. Off. 1, 44, 156:

    praesens tecum egi,

    myself, in person, id. Fam. 2, 7, 4:

    perinde ac si ipse interfuerit, et praesens viderit,

    id. Inv. 1, 54, 104:

    praesens sermo,

    communication by word of mouth, id. Q. Fr. 2, 8, 1:

    praesens in praesentem multa dixerat,

    id. Att. 11, 12, 1; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 34: praesente for praesentibus (ante-class.): praesente amicis, Pompon. ap. Don. ad Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 7; so, testibus, id. ap. Non. 154, 17:

    his,

    Att. ib. 154, 19:

    suis,

    Fenest. ib. 154, 20:

    omnibus,

    Nov. ib. 154, 23: legatis, Varr. ap. Don. Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 7: nobis, Ter. ib.—
    2.
    Esp., of time:

    narratio praeteritarum rerum aut praesentium,

    Cic. Part. Or. 4, 13:

    non solum inopia praesentis, sed etiam futuri temporis,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 52 init.:

    praesens tempus futuri metu perdere,

    Sen. Ep. 24, 1:

    tempus enim tribus partibus constat, praeterito, praesente, futuro,

    id. ib. 124, 17.—Esp. in opp. to other times referred to:

    quanta tempestas invidiae nobis si minus in praesens tempus... at in posteritatem impendeat,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 22:

    et reliqui temporis recuperandi ratio, et praesentis tuendi,

    id. Att. 8, 9, 3:

    et consiliorum superiorum conscientiā et praesentis temporis moderatione me consoler,

    id. Fam. 9, 16, 6; id. Fl. 1, 3.—Very rarely alone, of the times of the writer or speaker. as opp. to the times of which he speaks:

    quod pietas principis nostri praesentium quoque temporum decus fecit,

    Quint. 3, 7, 9:

    vive moribus praeteritis, loquere verbis praesentibus,

    now in use, Gell. 1, 10, 4.—Also of a time spoken of, present to the mind, existing:

    movit Scipionem cum fortuna pristina viri, praesenti fortunae conlata,

    Liv. 30, 13, 8:

    populo erat persuasum, et adversas superiores et praesentes secundas res accidisse, etc.,

    Nep. Alcib. 6, 2:

    praetor factus non solum praesenti bello,

    id. Them. 2, 1:

    et praesens aetas et posteritas deinde mirata est,

    Curt. 9, 10, 28:

    praesentem saevitiam melioris olim fortunae recordatione allevabant,

    Tac. A. 14, 63: in praesens tempus, and more freq. absol., in praesens, for the present:

    pleraque differat, et praesens in tempus omittat,

    Hor. A. P. 44; so (opp. in posteritatem) Cic. Cat 1, 9, 22:

    si fortuna in praesens deseruit,

    Tac. H. 4, 58; cf.:

    laetus in praesens animus,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 25: ad praesens tempus, or simply ad praesens, for the present:

    Harpagus ad praesens tempus dissimulato dolore,

    for the moment, Just. 1, 5, 7:

    quod factum aspere acceptum ad praesens, mox, etc.,

    at the time, Tac. A. 4, 31; 40:

    munimentum ad praesens, in posterum ultionem,

    id. H. 1, 44; Suet. Tit. 6:

    vocem adimere ad praesens,

    for a short time, Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 80: praesenti tempore and in praesenti, at present, now:

    praesenti tempore,

    Ov. F. 3, 478:

    haec ad te in praesenti scripsi, ut speres,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 4:

    in praesenti,

    Nep. Att. 12, 5; Liv. 34, 35, 11.—Prov.: praesenti fortuna pejor est futuri metus, Ps.-Quint. Decl. 12, 15.— Subst.: praesentĭa, ĭum, n., present circumstances, the present state of affairs:

    cum hortatur ferenda esse praesentia,

    Suet. Aug. 87:

    praesentia sequi,

    Tac. H. 4, 59:

    ex praeteritis enim aestimari solent praesentia,

    Quint. 5, 10, 28:

    sed penitus haerens amor fastidio praesentium accensus est,

    Curt. 8, 3, 6.—Esp., in phrase in praesentia (sc. tempora), for the present, at this time, under present circumstances:

    hoc video in praesentia opus esse,

    Cic. Att. 15, 20, 4:

    providere quid oneris in praesentia tollant,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 1, § 1:

    quae in praesentia in mentem mihi venerunt,

    id. Fam. 4, 5, 1; id. Fin. 5, 8, 21; Liv. 31, 22, 8; 33, 27, 10; 33, 28, 6; Tac. Agr. 31; 39; Suet. Tib. 22; id. Claud. 4; Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 14; Plin. 12, 3, 7, § 14.—Very rarely in praesentia, at hand, on hand, on the spot:

    id quod in praesentia vestimentorum fuit, arripuit,

    Nep. Alcib. 10, 5; cf.: in re praesenti, infra: in rem praesentem venire, to go to the place itself, go to the very spot, for the sake of a closer examination, Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 250:

    in rem praesentem venias oportet, quia homines amplius oculis quam auribus credunt,

    Sen. Ep. 6, 5: in rem praesentem perducere audientes, to transport one's hearers to the very spot, Quint. 4, 2, 123: in re praesenti, in the place itself, on the spot:

    in re praesenti, ex copiā piscariā consulere, quid emam, aequom est,

    when I am on the spot, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 65; Liv. 40, 9:

    eodem anno inter populum Carthaginiensem et regem Masinissam in re praesenti disceptatores Romani de agro fuerunt,

    id. 40, 17; Quint. 6, 2, 31:

    praesenti bello,

    while war is raging, Nep. Them. 2, 1; so sup.:

    quod praesentissimis quibusque periculis desit,

    Quint. 10, 7, 1; and comp.:

    jam praesentior res erat,

    Liv. 2, 36, 5.—
    B.
    That happens or is done immediately, immediate, instant, prompt, ready, direct:

    praesens poena sit,

    the punishment might be instant, Cic. Div. 2, 59, 122:

    preces,

    immediate, not delayed, Prop. 2, 23, 64 (3, 28, 12):

    mercari praesenti pecuniā,

    with ready money, cash, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 8; Cic. Clu. 12, 34:

    numerare praesentes denarios ducentos,

    Petr. 109:

    nummi,

    id. 137:

    supplicium,

    instant execution, Tac. A. 1, 38:

    Maelium praesenti morte multavit,

    Flor. 1, 26:

    praesens debitum,

    Dig. 12, 1, 9; 20, 1, 13: praesenti die dari, in ready money:

    quoties in obligationibus dies non ponitur, praesenti die pecunia debetur,

    ib. 45, 1, 41:

    libertatem aut praesenti die, aut sub condicione dare,

    ib. 28, 7, 22.—Hence, adv.: prae-sens (opp. in diem), forthwith, immediately:

    si, cum in diem mihi deberetur, fraudator praesens solverit,

    in ready money, in cash, Dig. 42, 9, 10:

    quod vel praesens vel ex die dari potest,

    ib. 7, 1, 4.—
    C.
    That operates immediately or quickly, instant, prompt, efficacious, powerful (i. q. valens):

    praesens auxilium oblatum est,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107:

    non ulla magis praesens fortuna laborum est,

    no more effective cure for their troubles, Verg. G. 3, 452:

    quo non praesentius ullum, Pocula si quando saevae infecere novercae,

    id. ib. 2, 127:

    si quid praesentius audes,

    more effective, bolder, id. A. 12, 152:

    praesentissimum remedium,

    Col. 6, 14; Plin. 28, 5, 14, § 53.—With objectclause:

    o diva... Praesens vel imo tollere de gradu Mortale corpus, vel, etc.,

    mighty, able, Hor. C. 1, 35, 2.—
    D.
    Of disposition or character, present, collected, resolute:

    animo virili praesentique ut sis, para,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 64:

    si cui virtus animusque in pectore praesens,

    Verg. A. 5, 363:

    animus acer et praesens,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:

    non plures, sed etiam praesentioribus animis,

    Liv. 31, 46:

    praesentissimo animo pugnare, Auct. B. Alex. 40: Crassus, ut praesens ingenio semper respondit,

    Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 4.—
    E.
    Present, aiding, favoring, propitious:

    Hercules tantus, et tam praesens habetur deus,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 5, 11:

    deus,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 31; cf.:

    tu dea, tu praesens, nostro succurre labori,

    Verg. A. 9, 404:

    modo diva triformis Adjuvet, et praesens ingentibus adnuat ausis,

    Ov. M. 7, 178.— Comp.:

    nihil illo (praesagio) praesentius,

    Flor. 4, 7, 9.—
    F.
    Appropriate, pertinent, timely:

    praesens hic quidemst apologus,

    Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 38; cf.:

    en hercle praesens somnium,

    id. Mil. 2, 4, 41.

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  • 11 ex praeparato

    prae-păro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to get or make ready beforehand, to prepare, equip, make preparations for, etc. (class.; cf.: paro, apparo).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ea quae videntur instare,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 22:

    praeparaverat ante naves,

    Liv. 30, 20, 5:

    commeatum,

    id. 7, 12:

    frumentum in decem annos,

    id. 42, 12:

    locum domestici belli causā,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 9: se et suos milites ad proelia, Sall. Fragm. ap. Veg. Mil. 1, 9:

    praeparato ad talem casum perfugio,

    Liv. 24, 2, 11:

    praeparatis jam omnibus ad fugam,

    id. 33, 47, 10; 26, 19, 5; 35, 17, 1; 40, 15, 13; Quint. 2, 4, 28:

    praeparat se pugnae,

    prepares himself for the combat, Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71:

    exercitum majori operi,

    Vell. 2, 109, 2:

    puppes,

    Luc. 3, 16:

    arva frumentis,

    Col. 2, 16:

    pecunia stipendio militum praeparata,

    Curt. 3, 13, 10:

    profectionem,

    to make preparations for one's departure, Suet. Tib. 38:

    necem fratri,

    Tac. A. 11, 8:

    res necessarias ad vitam degendam,

    to provide, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11:

    cibos hiemi,

    Plin. 8, 37, 56, § 133:

    anchusae radix praeparat lanas pretiosis coloribus,

    prepares, id. 22, 20, 23, § 48; 24, 11, 58, § 96; 29, 6, 34, § 107:

    potum cantharidum,

    id. 29, 4, 30, § 93:

    ova,

    to prepare for eating, to cook, dress, Mart. 1, 56, 12:

    qui sibi praeparabat imperium,

    was aiming at, aspiring to, Spart. Hadr. 22.—
    II.
    Trop.: animos ad sapientiam concipiendam, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 12, 23; id. Tusc. 2, 5, 13:

    gratiam adversus publicum odium,

    Tac. H. 1, 72:

    excusationem,

    Petr. 139:

    aditum nefariae spei,

    Curt. 5, 9, 5; 4, 9, 13.—Hence, praepărātus, a, um, P. a., prepared, provided with any thing (class.):

    praeparatos quodam cultu atque victu proficisci ad dormiendum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 58, 119:

    praeparato animo se tradere quieti,

    id. ib. 1, 53, 121:

    bene praeparatum Pectus,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 14:

    praeparatis auribus,

    Cic. Or 28, 99.— Hence, adv.: praepărātō or ex prae-părātō, with preparation:

    quam nihil praeparato, nihil festinato fecisse videtur Milo!

    Quint. 4, 2, 1:

    ex ante praeparato,

    Liv. 10, 41:

    non enim ex praeparato locutus est, sed subito deprehensus,

    Sen. Ep. 11, 1.

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  • 12 praeparo

    prae-păro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to get or make ready beforehand, to prepare, equip, make preparations for, etc. (class.; cf.: paro, apparo).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ea quae videntur instare,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 22:

    praeparaverat ante naves,

    Liv. 30, 20, 5:

    commeatum,

    id. 7, 12:

    frumentum in decem annos,

    id. 42, 12:

    locum domestici belli causā,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 9: se et suos milites ad proelia, Sall. Fragm. ap. Veg. Mil. 1, 9:

    praeparato ad talem casum perfugio,

    Liv. 24, 2, 11:

    praeparatis jam omnibus ad fugam,

    id. 33, 47, 10; 26, 19, 5; 35, 17, 1; 40, 15, 13; Quint. 2, 4, 28:

    praeparat se pugnae,

    prepares himself for the combat, Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71:

    exercitum majori operi,

    Vell. 2, 109, 2:

    puppes,

    Luc. 3, 16:

    arva frumentis,

    Col. 2, 16:

    pecunia stipendio militum praeparata,

    Curt. 3, 13, 10:

    profectionem,

    to make preparations for one's departure, Suet. Tib. 38:

    necem fratri,

    Tac. A. 11, 8:

    res necessarias ad vitam degendam,

    to provide, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11:

    cibos hiemi,

    Plin. 8, 37, 56, § 133:

    anchusae radix praeparat lanas pretiosis coloribus,

    prepares, id. 22, 20, 23, § 48; 24, 11, 58, § 96; 29, 6, 34, § 107:

    potum cantharidum,

    id. 29, 4, 30, § 93:

    ova,

    to prepare for eating, to cook, dress, Mart. 1, 56, 12:

    qui sibi praeparabat imperium,

    was aiming at, aspiring to, Spart. Hadr. 22.—
    II.
    Trop.: animos ad sapientiam concipiendam, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 12, 23; id. Tusc. 2, 5, 13:

    gratiam adversus publicum odium,

    Tac. H. 1, 72:

    excusationem,

    Petr. 139:

    aditum nefariae spei,

    Curt. 5, 9, 5; 4, 9, 13.—Hence, praepărātus, a, um, P. a., prepared, provided with any thing (class.):

    praeparatos quodam cultu atque victu proficisci ad dormiendum,

    Cic. Div. 2, 58, 119:

    praeparato animo se tradere quieti,

    id. ib. 1, 53, 121:

    bene praeparatum Pectus,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 14:

    praeparatis auribus,

    Cic. Or 28, 99.— Hence, adv.: praepărātō or ex prae-părātō, with preparation:

    quam nihil praeparato, nihil festinato fecisse videtur Milo!

    Quint. 4, 2, 1:

    ex ante praeparato,

    Liv. 10, 41:

    non enim ex praeparato locutus est, sed subito deprehensus,

    Sen. Ep. 11, 1.

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  • 13 praecaedit

    prae-cīdo (old form praecaedit, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 18), cīdi, cīsum, 3, v. a. [caedo], to cut off in front; hence, in gen., to cut off.
    I.
    Lit. (class.); constr. with acc. alone, or with acc. and dat. or gen. of person.
    (α).
    With acc. and dat.:

    linguam alicui,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 12:

    manum alicui gladio,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 20, 59:

    aures, nasum et labia alicui,

    Just. 1, 10, 5.—
    (β).
    With acc. and gen.:

    collegae sui praecidi caput jussit,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55:

    quae patrem occiderit, manus ejus praecidantur,

    Sen. Contr. 9, 27, 8.—
    (γ).
    With acc.:

    manus,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 44:

    caput, Quadrig. ap. Gell. l. l.: capita,

    Petr. 1:

    medici membra praecidunt,

    Quint. 8, 3, 75:

    capillos,

    id. ib. 8, 3, 105:

    ancoras,

    to cut the cables, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 88:

    fistulas, quibus aqua suppeditatur,

    id. Rab. Perd. 11, 31:

    traducem,

    Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 211.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To cut through, cut up (class.):

    cotem novaculā,

    Cic. Div. 1, 17, 32:

    linguam Nicanoris praecisam jussit particulatim avibus dari,

    Vulg. 2 Macc. 15, 33:

    naves,

    to cripple, make unfit for service, Cic. Att. 9, 6, 3.—
    2.
    To beat to pieces, to batter, smash (ante-class.):

    praecide os tu illi,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 52 (dub.; cf. id. Pers. 2, 4, 12 Ritschl).—
    3.
    Praecidere sinum maris, to cut off, avoid, i. e. to sail straight (postAug.), Sen. Ep. 53, 1: medium mare, Auct. Quint. Decl. 12, 22; cf.

    iter,

    Plin. 8, 22, 34, [p. 1413] § 83.—
    II.
    Trop., to cut off, to take away.
    A.
    Of speech, to cut short, abridge; to cut short one's words, to be brief, break off or finish abruptly:

    dum te obtuetur, interim linguam oculi praeciderunt,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 56:

    maximam partem defensionis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 62, § 151:

    sibi licentiam libertatemque vivendi,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 1, §

    3: sibi reditum,

    id. Pis. 22, 51:

    per abscissionem significatio fit, si, cum incipimus aliquid dicere, praecidimus,

    Auct. Her. 4, 54, 67:

    brevi praecidam,

    in a word, in short, briefly, Cic. Sen. 16, 57:

    praecide, inquit,

    cut it short, be brief, id. Ac. 2, 43, 133.—
    B.
    To break off, cut off, end, destroy; esp. with spem:

    si non praeciditur spes plebeio quoque, apiscendi summi honoris,

    Liv. 4, 3, 7:

    praecisa consulatūs spes erit,

    id. 4, 3, 15; 24, 31, 12; 42, 50, 1:

    id sum assecutus, ut una hora perdito spem judicii corrumpendi praeciderem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 20:

    utrum spem nostram praecidat an differat,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 28, 4; id. Ben. 2, 5, 1.—Also of friendship, etc.: amicitias repente praecidere, to break off suddenly (opp. sensim dissuere), Cic. Off. 1, 33, 120.—
    C.
    To deny flatly, refuse, decline, etc.:

    plane sine ullā exceptione praecidit,

    flatly refused, Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:

    cupiebam eum esse nobiscum: quod quia praeciderat,

    id. ib. 10, 16, 1.—Hence, praecīsus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Lit., cut or torn off, separated ( poet.):

    Trinacria Italiā praecisa,

    Manil. 4, 630.— Subst.: praecī-sum, i, n., a piece of meat cut off, a cutlet, steak (ante-class.), Naev. ap. Non. 151, 2: praeciso capi, Lucil. ib.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    Castrated (post-class.):

    fanatici,

    Lampr. Elag. 7:

    praecisi ac professi impudientiam,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 3.—
    b.
    Broken off, steep, abrupt, precipitous ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    acuta silex praecisis undique saxis,

    Verg. A. 8, 233:

    iter,

    Sall. J. 92, 7:

    rupes,

    Quint. 12, 9, 2.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Shortened, short, brief (post-Aug.):

    praecisis conclusionibus obscuri,

    Quint. 10, 2, 17:

    comprehensio,

    id. 7, 3, 15.—
    2.
    Troublesome (postclass.):

    ut sub obtentu militiae praecisiorem se adversario faceret (al. pretiosiorem),

    Dig. 49, 16, 4.—Hence, adv.: prae-cīsē.
    1.
    In short, in few words, briefly, concisely (class.):

    praecise dicere (opp. plene et perfecte dicere),

    Cic. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—
    2.
    Positively, absolutely (class.):

    praecise negare alicui,

    Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:

    non praecise, sed sub condicione,

    Dig. 36, 3, 1.

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  • 14 praecido

    prae-cīdo (old form praecaedit, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 18), cīdi, cīsum, 3, v. a. [caedo], to cut off in front; hence, in gen., to cut off.
    I.
    Lit. (class.); constr. with acc. alone, or with acc. and dat. or gen. of person.
    (α).
    With acc. and dat.:

    linguam alicui,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 12:

    manum alicui gladio,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 20, 59:

    aures, nasum et labia alicui,

    Just. 1, 10, 5.—
    (β).
    With acc. and gen.:

    collegae sui praecidi caput jussit,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55:

    quae patrem occiderit, manus ejus praecidantur,

    Sen. Contr. 9, 27, 8.—
    (γ).
    With acc.:

    manus,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 44:

    caput, Quadrig. ap. Gell. l. l.: capita,

    Petr. 1:

    medici membra praecidunt,

    Quint. 8, 3, 75:

    capillos,

    id. ib. 8, 3, 105:

    ancoras,

    to cut the cables, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 88:

    fistulas, quibus aqua suppeditatur,

    id. Rab. Perd. 11, 31:

    traducem,

    Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 211.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To cut through, cut up (class.):

    cotem novaculā,

    Cic. Div. 1, 17, 32:

    linguam Nicanoris praecisam jussit particulatim avibus dari,

    Vulg. 2 Macc. 15, 33:

    naves,

    to cripple, make unfit for service, Cic. Att. 9, 6, 3.—
    2.
    To beat to pieces, to batter, smash (ante-class.):

    praecide os tu illi,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 52 (dub.; cf. id. Pers. 2, 4, 12 Ritschl).—
    3.
    Praecidere sinum maris, to cut off, avoid, i. e. to sail straight (postAug.), Sen. Ep. 53, 1: medium mare, Auct. Quint. Decl. 12, 22; cf.

    iter,

    Plin. 8, 22, 34, [p. 1413] § 83.—
    II.
    Trop., to cut off, to take away.
    A.
    Of speech, to cut short, abridge; to cut short one's words, to be brief, break off or finish abruptly:

    dum te obtuetur, interim linguam oculi praeciderunt,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 56:

    maximam partem defensionis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 62, § 151:

    sibi licentiam libertatemque vivendi,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 1, §

    3: sibi reditum,

    id. Pis. 22, 51:

    per abscissionem significatio fit, si, cum incipimus aliquid dicere, praecidimus,

    Auct. Her. 4, 54, 67:

    brevi praecidam,

    in a word, in short, briefly, Cic. Sen. 16, 57:

    praecide, inquit,

    cut it short, be brief, id. Ac. 2, 43, 133.—
    B.
    To break off, cut off, end, destroy; esp. with spem:

    si non praeciditur spes plebeio quoque, apiscendi summi honoris,

    Liv. 4, 3, 7:

    praecisa consulatūs spes erit,

    id. 4, 3, 15; 24, 31, 12; 42, 50, 1:

    id sum assecutus, ut una hora perdito spem judicii corrumpendi praeciderem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 20:

    utrum spem nostram praecidat an differat,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 28, 4; id. Ben. 2, 5, 1.—Also of friendship, etc.: amicitias repente praecidere, to break off suddenly (opp. sensim dissuere), Cic. Off. 1, 33, 120.—
    C.
    To deny flatly, refuse, decline, etc.:

    plane sine ullā exceptione praecidit,

    flatly refused, Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:

    cupiebam eum esse nobiscum: quod quia praeciderat,

    id. ib. 10, 16, 1.—Hence, praecīsus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Lit., cut or torn off, separated ( poet.):

    Trinacria Italiā praecisa,

    Manil. 4, 630.— Subst.: praecī-sum, i, n., a piece of meat cut off, a cutlet, steak (ante-class.), Naev. ap. Non. 151, 2: praeciso capi, Lucil. ib.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    Castrated (post-class.):

    fanatici,

    Lampr. Elag. 7:

    praecisi ac professi impudientiam,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 3.—
    b.
    Broken off, steep, abrupt, precipitous ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    acuta silex praecisis undique saxis,

    Verg. A. 8, 233:

    iter,

    Sall. J. 92, 7:

    rupes,

    Quint. 12, 9, 2.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Shortened, short, brief (post-Aug.):

    praecisis conclusionibus obscuri,

    Quint. 10, 2, 17:

    comprehensio,

    id. 7, 3, 15.—
    2.
    Troublesome (postclass.):

    ut sub obtentu militiae praecisiorem se adversario faceret (al. pretiosiorem),

    Dig. 49, 16, 4.—Hence, adv.: prae-cīsē.
    1.
    In short, in few words, briefly, concisely (class.):

    praecise dicere (opp. plene et perfecte dicere),

    Cic. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—
    2.
    Positively, absolutely (class.):

    praecise negare alicui,

    Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:

    non praecise, sed sub condicione,

    Dig. 36, 3, 1.

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  • 15 praestruo

    prae-strŭo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a., to build before, as a preparation for other buildings, to lay a foundation:

    praestructa (opp. ea) quae superposita incumbent,

    Col. 1, 5, 9.—
    B.
    Transf., to build up in front, to block or stop up, to make impassable or inaccessible (mostly poet.):

    ille aditum vasti praestruxerat obice montis,

    Ov. F. 1, 563:

    hospitis effugio praestruxerat omnia Minos,

    id. A. A. 2, 21:

    porta Fonte praestructa,

    stopped up, id. M. 14, 797; cf.:

    densato scutorum compage se scientissime praestruebant,

    Amm. 14, 2, 10.—
    II.
    Trop., to make ready or prepare beforehand for any thing: fraus fidem in parvis sibi praestruit, prepares or secures for itself credibility in trifles, Liv. 28, 42, 7:

    praestruit ad illud quod dicturus est, multa esse crimina in Verre quae, etc.,

    Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 8: tacitas vindictae iras. Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 280:

    prius agmina saevo praestrue Marti,

    id. IV. Cons. Hon. 319.—
    B.
    To arrange or contrive beforehand: cum praestructum utrumque consulto esset, whereas [p. 1432] it had all been concerted beforehand, Suet. Tib. 53:

    id scilicet praestruentes,

    Amm. 31, 7.—Hence, praestructus, a, um, P. a., prepared:

    praestructum bellis civilibus hostem,

    Claud. B. Gild. 285.

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  • 16 praecaveo

    prae-căvĕo, cāvi, cautum, 2, v. a. and n., to guard against beforehand.
    I.
    Act., to guard against, seek to avert, obviate, or prevent (class.;

    syn. provideo): illud praecavendum est mihi,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 107:

    peccata, quae difficillime praecaventur,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 116:

    quod a me ita praecautum atque ita provisum est,

    id. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    ita mihi res tota provisa atque praecauta est, ut, etc.,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 42, § 91:

    venena,

    Suet. Calig. 23:

    injurias,

    Gell. 7, 3, 41:

    malam diem,

    Vulg. Eccl. 7, 15.—
    II.
    Neutr., to take care or heed, to use precaution, to be on one's guard, to beware (class.): ferae, quibus abest ad praecavendum intellegendi astutia, Pac. ap. Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 31 (Trag. Rel. p. 103 Rib.); Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 21:

    providentem ante et praecaventem,

    Cic. Planc. 22, 53:

    praecaventibus fatis,

    Vell. 2, 12, 1:

    ab insidiis,

    to guard against, Liv. 9, 17.— With ne:

    id ne accideret, magnopere sibi praecavendum Caesar existimabat,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 38, 2; cf.:

    satis undique provisum atque praecautum est, ne, etc.,

    Liv. 36, 17, 12:

    cum videtur praecaveri potuisse, si provisum esset,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 52; cf. id. Inv. 2, 32, 99.—With dat., to provide for, take precautions for one's safety:

    sibi,

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 18.—In part. perf.:

    sed praecauto'st opus, ne, etc.,

    there is need of caution, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 61.

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  • 17 praesemino

    prae-sēmĭno, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to sow or plant beforehand (post-class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    non nati sunt homines tamquam ex draconis dentibus praeseminati,

    Lact. 6, 10: vis naturalis, et quasi praeseminata, Aug Gen. ad Lit. 3, 14.—
    II.
    Trop., to lay the foundation for, to prepare for, to undertake a thing: majora sibi praeseminans, Amm. 30, 2, 1; Ambros. Ep. 5, 3; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 24.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praesemino

  • 18 praetendo

    prae-tendo, di, tum ( part. praetensus, Anthol. Lat. 3, 168, 5), 3, v. a., to stretch forth or forward, to extend (syn. obtendo).
    I.
    Lit.:

    praetenta Tela,

    stretched forth, presented, Ov. M. 8, 341: propagines e vitibus altius praetentos, shooting forth, Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 13: ubi visum in culice natura praetendit? set out, stationed (i. e. extendit, et posuit in anteriore oris parte), Plin. 11, 1, 2, § 2.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To spread before or in front:

    membrana, quae praecordia appellant, quia cordi praetenditur,

    Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 197; 9, 6, 5, § 15.—
    2.
    To spread, draw, hold, or place a thing before another:

    segeti praetendere saepem,

    Verg. G. 1, 270:

    vestem tumidis praetendit ocellis,

    holds before, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 79:

    ramum praetendit olivae,

    holds out, Verg. A. 8, 116:

    fumosque manu praetende sequaces,

    id. G. 4, 230:

    decreto sermonem,

    to prefix, Liv. 3, 47:

    quicquid castrorum Armeniis praetenditur,

    Tac. H. 2, 6:

    ut adnexa classis et pugnae parata conversā et minaci fronte praetenderetur,

    id. ib. 2, 14.—
    b.
    Of places: praetendi, to stretch out before or in front of, to lie over against or opposite to ( poet. and post - Aug.;

    once in Liv.): praetentaque Syrtibus arva,

    Verg. A. 6, 60:

    tenue litus praetentum,

    Liv. 10, 2, 5:

    Armeniae praetentus Iber,

    Val. Fl. 5, 167:

    gens nostris provinciis late praetenta,

    Tac. A. 2, 56:

    Baeticae latere septentrionali praetenditur Lusitania,

    Plin. 3, 1, 2, § 6: a tergo praetendantur Aethiopes, id. 5, 9, 9, § 48; 6, 27, 31, § 134:

    Dardanis laevo Triballi praetenduntur,

    id. 4, 1, 1, § 3:

    extremis legio praetenta Britannis, i. e. opposita custodiae causa,

    Claud. B. Get. 416.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To hold out or bring forward as an excuse, to allege, pretend, simulate (syn.:

    causor, praetexo): hominis doctissimi nomen tuis immanibus et barbaris moribus (soles) praetendere,

    to allege in excuse for, Cic. Vatin. 6, 14:

    praetendens culpae splendida verba tuae,

    Ov. R. Am. 240:

    legem postulationi suae praetendere,

    Liv. 3, 45, 1:

    quid honestum dictu saltem seditioni praetenditur muliebri?

    id. 34, 3, 8:

    meminisse, quem titulum praetenderitis adversus Philippum,

    id. 37, 54, 13:

    decem legatorum decretum calumniae inpudentissimae,

    id. 39, 28, 11: vultum, et tristitiam, et dissentientem a ceteris habitum pessimis moribus praetendebant, Quint. prooem. § 15; Plin. Ep. 4, 16, 3:

    ignorantia praetendi non potest,

    Quint. 7, 1, 35:

    haec a se factitari praetendebat,

    Tac. A. 6, 18:

    praetendere fessam aetatem et actos labores,

    id. ib. 3, 59; Flor. 3, 5, 3:

    plebeiam facie tenus praetendens humanitatem,

    App. M. 10, 23, p. 250, 9.—
    B.
    To put forward, hold out, allege, assert a thing:

    nec conjugis umquam Praetendi taedas,

    I never pretended to be your husband, Verg. A. 4, 338:

    debitum,

    to demand a debt, sue for payment of a debt, Dig. 2, 14, 9.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praetendo

  • 19 praecano

    prae-căno, ĕre ( perf. praececini), v. a.
    I.
    To foretell, predict, prophesy (post-class.;

    for the class. praecino),

    Tert. adv. Jud. 10; id. adv. Marc. 4, 40; Mamert. Genethl. 10 (al. praecinebant; v. praecino, II.).—
    * II.
    To anticipate, i. e. prevent, destroy in advance the power of an enchantment:

    aiunt (viperam) praecanere,

    Plin. 29, 4, 21, § 69 dub. (perh. recanere, cf. id. 28, 2, 4, § 19).

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praecano

  • 20 praecanto

    prae-canto, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a.
    I.
    To foretell, prophesy (ante-class.), Lucil. ap. Non. 102, 9.—
    II.
    To enchant, bewitch (postAug.), Petr. 131 (for Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 94, v. praecento.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praecanto

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