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prae-fulciō

1 prae-fulciō

prae-fulciō —, —, īre, to prop up, support.— Fig.: illud praefulci, ut, etc., make sure.

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2 praefulcio

prae-fulcĭo, si, tum, 4, v. a.
I.
To prop up, support a thing.
* A.
Lit.: mollire praefultum torum, Prud. steph. 5, 335.—
B.
Trop.:
primum illud praefulci atque praemuni, quaeso, ut simus annui,
secure, Cic. Att. 5, 13, 3:
aliquid multis modis,
Gell. 7, 3, 44: servitus, ubi ego omnibus Parvis magnisque miseriis praefulcior, qs. am propped up, i. e. surrounded, hedged in by, Plaut. Ps. 3, 1, 6.—
II.
To place in front as a prop or stay; trop.:
quin me suis negotiis praefulciat,
use me as a prop, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 12.

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