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or wreaths, which they held out before them.

præ-figo, fixi, fixum, fīgĕre, 3. v. a. [præ, "before"; figo, "to fix"] ("To fix, or fasten, before"; hence) To fix on the end, or extremity, of a thing.-Pass.: præ-figor, fixus sum, fīgi.

præfixus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of præfigo.

prægnans, ntis, adj. Preg

nant.

Præneste, is, n. (and f.). Præneste (now Palestrina); a town of Latium. Hence, Prænest-inus, ina, īnum, adj. Of, or belonging to, Præneste; Prenestine:-urbs Prænestina, the city of Præneste; v. 678. Prænestīnus, a, um; see Præneste.

præsep-e, is, n. [præsep-io, "to fence in front"] ("The thing fenced in front"; hence) 1. For wild animals: A cage. 2. For horses: A stall, stable. præsĭděo, sēdi, sessum, sidĕre, 2. v. n. [for præ-sěděo; fr. præ, "before"; sěděo, "to sit"]("To sit before"; hence) With Dat. [§ 106, a; or § 106 (4)]: To preside, or hold sway, over; to rule, etc.

[§ 115]; so also is præstanti corpore, v. 783.

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præ-sto, stiti, stĭtum and statum, stāre, 1. v. n. and a. [præ, before"; sto, stand "] ("To stand before"; hence) To be superior; to be superior to, to surpass, etc.

præ-ter, adv. and prep. [præ, "past"; demonstr. suffix ter] ("Past"; hence) 1. Adv.: Past, by.-2. Prep. c. Acc. : Past, beyond.

præter-ĕa, adv. [for præteream; fr. præter, "beyond "; eam, acc. sing. fem. of pron. is, "this"] ("Beyond this"; hence) Besides, moreover, further.

præ-uro, ussi, ustum, ūrĕre, 3. v. a. [præ, "before"; uro, "to burn "]("To burn before"; hence) To burn at the end, or tip, for the purpose of hardening.-Pass.: præ-ūror, ustus sum, ūri.

præustus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of præuro:-at v. 524 the diphthong @ is made short before the following vowel u.

prævectus, a, um, P. perf. of prævěhor.

prævěhor, vectus sum, věhi, præstans, ntis: 1. P. pres. 3. v. dep. [præ, "forwards or of præsto.-2. Pa.: Surpass in advance" ; věhor, "to ride" ing, distinguished, pre-eminent, (see veho)] To ride forwards, etc.;--at V. 483 præstantior in advance; at v. 166 folld. forma is Abl. of Quality by Abl.

præ-verto, verti, versum, vertĕre, 3. v. a. [præ, "before"; verto, "to turn "] ("To turn before"; hence, reflexively, "to precede, go before"; hence) To outstrip in speed, etc.

precans, ntis, P. pres. of precor; at v. 237 pr cantia, which is the last word in the verse, coes not have is last vowel a elided before the vowel with which the following verse commences, but is to be pronounced as a trisyllable, viz. precantya.

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Priămus, i, m. Priam; son of Laomedon, and king of Troy when that city was besieged and taken by the Greeks.-Hence, Priăm-ēĭus, prěces, um, plur. of ēia, ēĭum, adj. Of, or belonging to, Priam; Priam's [Пplaμos, prěc-or, atus sum, āri, 1." Chief, King"]. v. dep. a. and n.: 1 Act.: pri-dem, adv. Long ago, To beseech, entreat, address long since; see jampridem prayers or entreaties to.-2. [obsol. pris, prī, akin to Neut.: To pray, beg, entreat: Tрív, "before"; suffix dem]. -precantia verba (pruying words; i.e.) words of entreaty or supplication [akin to Sans. root PRACHH, "to ask "].

premo, pressi, pressum, prěměre, 3. v. a. 1. To press, press against.-2. To press firmly or closely together; to close.-3. Of personal Subjects: To oppress, hold in subjection; v. 737.-4. Of abstract Subjects: To press, or weigh, upon a person, the mind, etc.-5. To keep close; v. 103;-at v. 119 supply eam (=vocem) after pressit:

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prīm-æv-us, a, um, adj. [prim-us, "first"; æv-um, age"]("Belonging to, or having, the first or earliest age"; hence) Youthfu', young, early.

primum, adv. [adverbial neut. of primus, "first"] First, in the first place.

pri-mus, ma, mum, sup. adj. [for præ-mus; fr. præ, "before"; with sup. suffix "mus "] ("That is most before, foremost"; hence) 1. Of order: First, the first.-2. Of rank, station, estimation, etc,;

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The first, chief, principal, most distinguished or eminent; -at v. 468 folld. by Gen. of "thing distributed" [§ 130] | - 3. In time: a. First, earliest;-at v. 136 folld. by Gen. of "thing distributed [§ 130].-b. When a thing, etc., is earliest; the earliest part, beginning, or commencement of a thing; v. 51.-4. Of place: First, foremost.— As Subst.: prīmi, ōrum, m. plur. The first, or foremost, men; v. 783.-5. In concord with Subject of verb: To be the first to do, etc., something denoted by the verb; to be, etc., the first that. Comp. prior. princip-ĭum, ĭi, n. [princeps, princip-is, "first"] ("That which pertains to the princeps"; hence) 1. A beginning, commencement. -2. Adverbial Abl.: Principio, At the beginning, i.e. in the first place.

pri-or, us, comp. adj. [for præ-or; fr. præ, "before"; with comp. suffix or] (" More before"; hence) 1. Previous, former, prior.-2. Frequently to be translated First ;-at v. 194 = prīmus, no. 5. Sup. primus.

pris-cus, ca, cum, adj. Of, or belonging to, former times; of time bygone; ancient [obsol. pris =πpív, "before"].

prō, prep. gov. abl. case: 1. Before, in front of.-2. For, on behalf of.-3. For, instead of, in the place of.4. On account of.-5. In proportion to, in comparison with. N.B. In composition the o is long in some words, but in others short through the influence of the Gr. Tрó [akin to Sans. pra; Gr. πρó].

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procell-a, æ, f. [procell-o, to drive or dash forward"] ("The thing driving or dashing forward"; hence) A storm, tempest, hurricane ;—at v. 594 in figurative force.

procul, adv. [PROCUL, a root of procello, "to drive forwards"] (" Driven forwards"; hence) Of place: At a distance, far off.

prœlium, ĭi, n. A battle, engagement, fight.

profectus, a, um, P. perf. of proficiscor.

pro-fic-iscor, fectus sum, ficisci, 3. v. dep. n. inch. [pro, "forwards"; fac-io, "to make "] ("To begin to make one's self to be forward"; hence) To set out, go, proceed, etc.

1. profug-us, a, um, adj. [profug-io, "to flee forth or away"] ("Fleeing forth or away"; hence) Fleeing from one's country, etc.; fugitive.

-As Subst.: profăg-us, i, m,

A fugitive from one's country, etc.; an exile.

2. profugus, i; see 1. profugus.

profui, perf. ind. of prosum. pro-fund-us, a, um, adj. [pro, "forwards"; fund-us, "the bottom"] ("Having the bottom forwards " ; i.e. at some distance off; hence) Deep, profound.

prō-nŭb-a, æ, f. adj. [prō, "presiding over NUB, root of nub-o, "to marry"] Presiding over marrying or marriage; an epithet of Juno as the patroness of marriage.-As Subst.: pronuba, æ (sc. femina or mulier), f. A bride'swoman; i.e. a woman who attended, on the bride's part, to the necessary arrangements prōgen-les, ĭēi, f. [pro- for a wedding; v. 319. gigno, to beget or bring prop-e, adv. and prep. forth," through root PROGEN] [obsol. prop-is, near"] 1. ("A begetting or bringing Adv.: a. Near, nigh.-b. forth"; hence) 1. Offspring; Comp.: (a) Nearer. (b) As -at v. 97 progenies denotes modified Sup.: Very near, Latinus, as the offspring of very nigh.- Comp. propFaunus.--2. Race, family, de- ius; Sup. proxime (=propsime).-2. Prep. gov. Acc.: Near, nigh unto.

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scendants.

pro-hĭběo, híbŭi, hibitum, hibere, 2. v. a. [for pro-hăbĕo; fr. prò, “before”; hăběo, “to hold "]("To hold before one or in front"; hence) 1. To ward, or keep, off.-2. With Abl.: To exclude, shut out, keep away from, etc.

pr-ōl-es, is, f. [for pro-oles; fr. pro, "forth "; OL, root of ol-esco, "to grow"] ("That which grows forth"; hence) Of persons: Offspring, progeny.

promis-sum, si, n. [for promitt-sum; fr. promitt-o, "to promise"](" That which is promised"; hence) A promise.

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propĕr-o, avi, atum, āre, 1. v. a. and n. [propĕr-us, "hastening"]("To make an object "properus"; hence) 1. Act.: To quicken, accelerate, expedite.-2. Neut.: To be quick, to make haste.

proprius, a, um, adj. Not in common with others; one's, etc., own; one's, etc., peculiar or especial; v. 331.

prōra, æ, f. The prow, or head, of a vessel [πрúрa].

prō-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, rumpĕre, 3. v. a. and n. [prō, "forth"; rumpo, "to break"] 1. (Act. "To cause to break forth"; hence) Pass. in re

flexive force: To break or burst forth; v. 459.-2. Neut.: To rush, or break, forth; v. 32. · Pass.: pro-rumpor, ruptus sum, rumpi. prōruptus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of prorumpo. prospec-to, tāvi, tātum, tāre, 1. v. a. intens. [prospicio, "to look forth or forwards," through root PROSPEC] To look forth at, or upon; to gaze upon.

prospexi, perf. ind. of. prospicio.

to pŭ-er] The youth, i.e. young men.

pŭ-er, ĕri, m. ("The nourished one"; hence) A boy, lad [prob. akin to Sans. root PUSH, "to nourish," and to Tóp, the Spartan form of Taîs].

pug-na, næ, f. [PUG, root of pu(n)g-o, "to stab"]("The stabbing thing"; hence (4 fight, combat, battle. pugnando, gerund in do fr.

pugno.

pugnatur; see pugno. pugn-o, āvi, ātum, āre, 1.

pro-spicio, spexi, spectum, spicĕre, 3. v. a. [for pro- v. n. [pugna, "a fight"] 1. spěcío; fr. pro, "forwards"; spěcío," to look"] ("To look forwards, etc., at"; hence) To discern, descry, espy, etc.

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prō-sum, fui, desse (i.e. esse with d prefixed) v. n. [pro, "for"; sum, to be"] ("To be for" a person or thing; hence) With Dat. [§ 107, b] To benefit, or avail, a person; v. 303, where it is folld. by Acc. of neut. pron.

prō-tinus (-těnus), adv. [for prō-těnus; fr. prō, "before" těnus, "up to or as far as "] ("Up to, or as far as, that which is before"; hence) Of time: Forthwith, immediately. proximus, a, um, sup. adj. [for prop-sĭmus; fr. obsol. prop-is, near"] Nearest.

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pu-bes, bis, f. [prob. akin

To fight.-2. Impers. pres. pass.: pugnatur, It is fought, i.e. the battle is being (now) waged or fought; v. 553.

pul-cher, chra, chrum, adj. [for pol-cher; fr. pol-io, "to polish"] ("Polished"; hence) Fair, beautiful, beauteous.

Comp. pulchr-for; Sup. pulch(e)r-rĭmus.

pulcherrimus, a, um, sup. adj.; see pulcher.

pulchrior, us, comp. adj.; see pulcher.

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pullul-o, avi, ātum, āre, 1. v. n. [pullulus, a young animal, etc.] 1. To bring forth young.-2. To shoot forth or out; to teem.

1. pulsus, a, um, P. perf pass. of pello.

2. pul-sus, sūs, m. [pello,

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