a running forth

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prōcursus, ūs, m. [id.].

Lit., a running forth or forwards; esp., in milit. lang., a sallying forth, charge, onset (not in Cic. or Cæs.):

procursu militum,

Liv. 22, 41:

faciles sternit procursibus herbas,

Stat. Th. 4, 787; Lucr. 2, 455.—

Transf., a jutting out, projection (post-Aug.):

angulosus,

Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.—

Trop. (postclass.):

initia procursusque virtutis patefacere,

the origin and first manifestations, Val. Max. 3, 2 init.:

irae, qui acerrimus esse solet,

the outbreak, id. 7, 3, ext. 6.

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ex-curro, cŭcurri (Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 12; Liv. 1, 15 et saep.;

less freq. curri,

Liv. 25, 30), cursum, 3, v. n. and a.

Neut., to run out or forth, to hasten forwards.

Lit.:

cum se excucurrisse illuc frustra sciverit,

Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 125:

excurrat aliquis, qui hoc tantum mali filio suo nuntiet,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 67:

mandavi utrique eorum, ut ante ad me excurrerent, ut tibi obviam prodire possem,

id. Fam. 3, 7, 4: excurristi a Neapoli, Caes. ap. Prisc. p. 901 P.:

dum panes et cetera in navem parantur, excurro in Pompeianum,

make an excursion, Cic. Att. 10, 15, 4;

so of a long journey: in Graeciam,

id. ib. 14, 16, 3;

of eagerness in applauding a speaker: proni atque succincti ad omnem clausulam non exsurgunt modo, verum etiam excurrunt,

Quint. 2, 2, 12:

in crucem,

to go to destruction, go to the devil, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 12:

ad hominem Dei,

Vulg. 4 Reg. 4, 22.—

In partic., milit. t. t., to sally forth, to make an excursion or irruption:

sine signis omnibus portis,

Liv. 29, 34, 11:

in fines Romanos excucurrerunt populandi magis quam justi more belli,

id. 1, 15, 1 Drak. N. cr.:

Carthago excurrere ex Africa videbatur,

Cic. Agr. 2, 32, 87:

excursurus cum valida manu fuerat,

Just. 13, 5.—

Transf., of inanim. or abstr. things.

In gen., to go forth, issue forth:

fons ex summo montis cacumine excurrens,

Curt. 3, 1, 3; Pall. Nov. 15, 1:

nec recisis qui a lateribus excurrant pampinis,

shoot forth, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 212:

quorum animi spretis corporibus evolant atque excurrunt foras,

Cic. Div. 1, 50, 114.—

In partic.

Of localities, to run out, project, extend:

ab intimo sinu paeninsula excurrit,

Liv. 26, 42, 8:

Sicania tribus excurrit in aequora linguis,

Ov. M. 13, 724:

promontorium in altum,

Liv. 32, 23, 10 Drak.:

dorsum montis in Persidem,

Curt. 5, 3:

promontorium per Creticum mare,

Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 32.—

In specifications of measure, to be over and above, to exceed (late Lat.; cf.

Krebs, Antibarb. p. 435): decem (auri pondo) et quod excurrit,

and something over, Dig. 16, 3, 26:

viginti et quod excurrit annorum pax,

of twenty years and upwards, Veg. Mil. 1, 28. —

Trop., to run or spread out, to extend, display itself:

campus, in quo excurrere virtus posset,

Cic. Mur. 8, 18: quid est, cur insistere orationem malint quam cum sententia pariter excurrere? qs. to keep pace with, id. Or. 51, 170:

ne oratio excurrat longius,

to run out to too great length, be prolix, id. de Or. 3, 49, 190:

extra ordinem excurrens tractatio,

Quint. 4, 3, 14:

paeone dochmioque, quorum prior in quatuor, secundus in quinque (syllabas) excurrit,

id. 9, 4, 79:

praecoces germinationes,

Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 16: in hos quoque studiorum secessus excurrit, qs. makes excursions, Quint. 10, 5, 16:

in pericula,

Sen. Ben. 2, 34 fin.:

quia in hoc tempus excurrit donationis eventus, quo,

extends, Dig. 24, 1, 10: quaedam (in periodo) quasi decurtata... productiora alia et quasi immoderatius excurrentia, running out, stretched out (the figure being taken from places which run out or project, v. above), Cic. Or. 53, 178.—

To run out, end, terminate, of verses:

in quatuor syllabas,

Quint. 9, 4, 79.—

Act. (very rare).

To run through a place;

trop.: prope jam excurso spatio,

Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 6; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 210.—

To pass over, omit something in speaking:

a quo multa improbe sed venuste dicta, ne modum excedam, excurro,

Sen. Contr. 5, 34 med., p. 374 Bip.

prō-flŭo, xi, xum, 3, v. n., to flow forth or along (class.).

Lit.:

Mosa profluit ex monte Vogeso,

Caes. B. G. 4, 10:

si lacrimae ab oculis et pituita a naribus profluent,

Col. 6, 7, 11:

umor profluit,

Verg. G. 4, 25: sanguis profluens, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38:

sudor,

Just. 15, 4, 17:

per fossas,

Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 76:

ad mare,

Cic. Div. 1, 44, 100.—

Transf.

To cause a running or flow:

gravedo profluit,

Plaut. As. 4, 1, 51.—

To be relaxed:

videndum est an adstrictum corpus sit, an profluat,

Cels. 3, 6:

si venter profluit,

id. 3, 6.—

Trop., to flow forth, issue, proceed (class.):

quae ab hoc fonte profluant,

Varr. L. L. 8, § 62 Müll.:

cujus ore sermo melle dulcior profluebat,

Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44:

equidem ab his fontibus profluxi ad hominum famam,

Cic. Cael. 3, 6: ad incognitas artes, to proceed to, to fall or hit upon, Tac. A. 11, 26.— Hence, prōflŭens, entis, P. a., flowing along (class.).

Lit.:

aqua profluens,

Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2.—

Subst.: prōflŭens, entis, f. (sc. aqua), running water (class.):

in profluentem deferri,

Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 149; cf. Auct. Her. 1, 13, 23; Flor. 1, 1, 2; 4, 12, 9.—

Trop., of speech, flowing, fluent:

genus sermonis affert non liquidum, non fusum ac profluens, sed exile, aridum, concisum,

Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159:

profluens et perennis loquacitas,

id. ib. 3, 48, 185:

profluens atque expedita celeritas,

id. Brut. 61, 220:

profluens quiddam habuit Carbo et canorum,

id. de Or. 3, 7, 28:

eloquentia,

Tac. A. 13, 3.— Sup.:

manuum suarum profluentissima largitas,

Arn. in Psa. 104.— Hence, adv.: prōflŭenter, flowingly; trop., easily (class.):

ergo omnia profluenter, absolute, prospere,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 18, 53. — Comp., of speech, more fluently (postclass.):

profluentius exsequi,

Gell. 14, 1, 32.

excursĭo, ōnis, f. [excurro], a running out or forth.

Lit.

In gen.:

status (oratoris) erectus et celsus: excursio moderata eaque rara,

a stepping forwards, Cic. Or. 18, 59; so,

nec vultu nec manu nec excursionibus nimius,

Quint. 1, 11, 3:

an intentione rei familiaris obeundae crebris excursionibus avocaris?

excursions, Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 2:

longinquae aut breves,

Dig. 33, 1, 13 fin. —

In partic., milit. t. t., a sally, onset, attack; an excursion, inroad, invasion:

crebras ex oppido excursiones faciebant,

Caes. B. G. 2, 30, 1:

copiae, quibus fines suos ab excursionibus hostium et latrociniis tueretur,

Cic. Deiot. 8, 22:

equitatus,

id. de Imp. Pomp. 6, 16:

via excursionibus barbarorum infesta,

id. Prov. Cons. 2, 4; cf.:

oram maris infestam regiae naves excursionibus crebris faciebant,

Liv. 37, 14, 3; 30, 11, 6; 30, 8, 4; 37, 38, 9 al.—

Trop.

In gen.: relinquendae erunt vacuae tabellae, in quibus libera adiciendo sit excursio. free room or play for insertions, Quint. 10, 3, 32:

ne qua ex ea narratione fiat excursio,

digression, id. 4, 2, 103.—

In partic. (acc. to I. B.), outset, commencement of a speech:

sed haec fuerit nobis, tamquam levis armaturae, prima orationis excursio,

Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26:

prooemium, proxima huic narratio: propositio post hanc, vel ut quibusdam placuit, excursio,

Quint. 2, 13, 1.

excursus, a, um, Part., from excurro.

excursus, ūs, m. [excurro], a running out or forth (rare; not in Cic.; cf. excursio).

Lit.:

excursusque breves tentant (apes),

excursions, Verg. G. 4, 194:

avium,

Sol. 20, 3; cf.

the outflow of water,

Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 8.—

In partic., in milit. lang. (like excursio, I. B.), a sally, charge, onset, attack; an inroad, invasion: excursus militum, * Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 2:

rari,

Tac. G. 30:

subiti,

id. Agr. 20: navigiorum, Auct. B. Alex. 19, 2.—

Transf., of localities, a projecting, projection:

promontorium vasto excursu,

Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 6:

ad Pyrenaei montis excursum,

id. 4, 17, 31, § 105.—

Trop., a digression in speaking:

hae (egressiones) per totam causam varios habent excursus, ut laus hominum locorumque, etc.,

Quint. 4, 3, 12;

opp. opus ipsum,

Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 43.

prōcursĭo, ōnis, f. [procurro], a running forward, stepping forth. *

Lit., of an orator:

procursio opportuna, brevis, moderata, rara,

Quint. 11, 3, 126.—

Trop., a digression:

necessaria post narrationem,

Quint. 4, 3, 9.