PRiE 
pr^: 
PRyK 
Ariovisti quam Cicsaris. Also, by ut. 
Liv. Potius passuros, quam ut viclean- 
tur,/or visum iri. Also, with a suhj. 
without ut. Cic. Perpessus est omnia 
potius quam conscios indicaret. — Virg. 
Quam potius, for potius quam. — Some¬ 
times it is omitted where it should be 
used. Nepos. Statuit congredi, quam, 
&c. Or it is used redundantly, as with 
malle, prcestat, prceoptare. Cic. Utica: 
potius quam Rom® esse maluisset. Id. 
JEmori potius quam servire pr®staret. 
Terent. Praoptares perire potius, quam, 
&c. Also, with a comp. Cic. Cum ei 
fuerit optabilius oblivisci posse potius, 
&c. —III. Superl. Potissime, must of 
all, especially, chiefly, principally. Cic. 
— Another form of the superl. is Putis- 
simum (properly, neut. of Potissimus, 
a, um), especially, chiefly, principally. 
Terent., Cic., Sallust, and Cues. 
POTISSIME. See Putis. 
P6TISSIMUM, adj. See Putior. — Al¬ 
so. adv. See Putis. 
POTISSUM, or P5TIS SUM, h. c. pos- 
3 sum. Plant. 
P6TITIUS, i, m. a name of several Ro¬ 
mans. — Hence, Potitius, a, um, Po- 
titian. Liv. and Virg. 
PoTITS (frequentat. of poto), as, avi, 
3 atum, a. 1. to drink often ; or, simply, to 
drink. Plaut. 
POTITOS. See Potio, is. 
PoTIONCOLX (diinin. of potio), ®, f. a 
2 small potion or draught. Sueton. 
POTIOS, 'idj. See Putior. — Also, adv. 
See Potis. 
PoTNIyE, arum, f. a village near Thebes. 
— Hence, Potnias, Adis, f. belonging to 
it. Ovid, equ®, or, Virg. quadrig®, 
h. e. equi. 
PoT5 (from rrdco, h. e. nivcu), as, avi, 
atum and poturn, n. and a. 1. to drink. 
Plin. cornibus, h. e. out of horns. - 
If Also, to drink hard, tipple, tope, ca¬ 
rouse. Terent. Obsonat, potat. Clc. 
Totos dies potabatur. -- IT Also, 
transitively, to drink. Odd. aquas. 
Plin. vinum. — Hence, figur. to suck or 
soak up. TIorat. Aquinatem potantia 
vellera fucum. — Also, with poets, of 
those who live near a river. Senec. 
Potant flumen.-If Plaut. crapuiam, 
h. e. to get intoxicated. -IT Potatus, 
a, um, that has been drunk. Cic. vina. 
— Potus, a, um, that has been drunk, 
emptied by drinking. Cic. Sanguine 
poto. Herat. Poti fiece tenus cadi. 
Also, actively, that has drunk; also, 
drunken, intoxicated. Cic. Bene potns, 
li. e. very drunk. Hence, Potns sum, 
I have drunk, was used, according to 
Van-, ap. dell. 2, 25. 
P0T5R (poto), oris, m. a drinker, 7 r6rrn. 
2 Horat. aquae. Id. Rhodani, li. e. acco- 
la.-11 Also, a drunkard, sot, toper, 
tippler. Horat. and Plin. 
P 0 T 0 RTOS (potor), a, um, adj. of or be¬ 
lt longing to drinking . ironyog Plin. va- 
sa, to drink out of. Pandect, argentum, 
a silver drinking-vessel. — Hence, Plin. 
Potorium, sc. vas, h. e. a cup, beaker,, 
vessel to drink out of, irorfipton. 
PoTRTX (Td.), icis, f. a female drunkard, 
3 7T<!rif. Pluedr. 
PoTua, ®, f. same as Potina. 'XArnob. 
PoTuLeNTOS (potus), a, um, adj. that. 
1 may be drunk, drinkable. Cic. Potulenta, 
h. e. drinks. -IT Also, drunk, inebria¬ 
ted. Sueton. 
P5TDRX. (poto), ae, f. a drink, potion. Varr. 
PoTuS, a, um. See Poto. 
PoTOS (poto), us, m. a drinking; drink; 
a draught, potion, ir6iu;, irupa. Cic .— 
Also, a tippling, revelling, carousing. 
Plin. -IT Also, for urine. Plin. ho- 
minum. 
PRA3 (unc.), prep, before, npo. Sallust. 
Pne se mittere. Liv. Pr® se age re ar- 
menta, h. e. to drive before one’s self. 
Cic. Pugionem pr® se tulit, h. e. held 
before him. Liv. Pr® se tulit quatuor- 
decim miltia pondo argenti. — Hence, 
figur. Pr® se ferre_, to publish, make 
known, manifest, exhibit, show clearly or 
openly, betray, discover; as, Cic. sceJus. 
Id. vocem. So, also, Id. Pne se gere- 
re. So, also, Catv.ll. Pr® se declarant 
gaudia vultu. — Further, Pr® rrianu, 
in hand, at hand, in readiness. Plant 
lurum, quod fuit pr® manu. Terent. 
Si pr® manu dederis, for in manus. 
Oell. Si liber pr® manibus est, h. e. 
apud te. — Also, without a case, before. 
Terent. I pr®, or, Id. Alii pr®, h. e go 
before. — Also, denoting preference, 
before. Cic. Pr® ceteris floruisse, h. e. 
before others. Virg. Pr® omnibus 
unum. - IT Also^ for, through, by 
reason of, on account of. Cic. Nec loqui 
pr® m®rore potuit. Id. Non pr® lacri- 
mis possum reliqua scribere. So, also, 
Id. Pr® metu. Terent. Pr® gaudio. 
Liv. Pr® ira.-IT Also, in comparison 
with. Cic. Atticos pr® se agrestes pu- 
tat, h. c. compared with himself. — Also, 
adverbially, without a case, with quam 
or ut following. But this is generally 
written as one word, pnequam, preeut, in 
comparison with that which, &c. Terent. 
Nihil line est pr®quam alios sumptus 
facit. Id. Ludum fuisse prmut hujus 
rabies qu® dabit, h. e. in comparison 
with the madness of this man. 
PRAGACOS (pr® & acuo), is, ui, utum, 
3 a. 3. to sharpen or point before, make point¬ 
ed before ; sharpen, make sharp or pointed. 
Cato. Pr®acuito. Cces. Stipites pr®aculi. 
PRyE XCOTe (pr®acutus), adv. very subtly, 
3 very acutely. Apul. 
PRAEXCOTOS, a, um. See Prceacuo. 
PRjEaLTe (pr®altus), adv. very deeply. 
3 Vegct. 
PRyEALTCS (pr® & altus), a, um, adj. 
very high or lofty, virepbipriXos. Liv. 
- If Also, very deep. Liv. flumen. 
Jlpul. Praaltissimus. 
PR.EAMB0L8 (pr® & amhulo), as, n. 1. 
3 to walk before. Martian. Capell. 
PRjEaMBoLCIS (prsambulo), a, um,adj. 
3 walking before, preceding. Mart. Capell. 
PRyEAUDITuS (pr® & auditus), a, um, 
3 adj. heard before, examined before. Pan¬ 
dect. 
PICE BE 5 (for pr®hibeo, from pr® & ha- 
heo), es, ui, Ituin, a. 2. to hold out, 
proffer, offer. Terent. os, It. e. the face, 
for receiving a box on the ear. Liv. 
os ad contumeliam, h. e. to suffer him¬ 
self to be openly disgraced. Ovid, ma- 
num verberibus. Liv. aures, h. e. to 
lend an car, listen, attend. -If Also, 
to give up, expose, yield. Liv. se telis 
bos tin m. Id. aliquem liosti ad c®dem. 
- If Also, to show, exhibit, let sec. 
Apul. nudam suam pulchritudinem. — 
Hence, to show, txhibit, give, do. Liv. 
operam-nlicui, h. e. to serve. Plin. I 10 - 
norein alicui. Nepos. fidem alicui. — 
Hence, l’r®bere se, to show or prove 
himself, behave or conduct himself. Cic. 
se misericordem. Id. se talein, h. c. 
himself such a one. Id. se virum, li. e. 
to show or prove himself a man. So, 
also, without se. Terent. Pnebuit stre- 
nuum virum, h. e. he shoioed himself, 
See. —--If To give, supply, furnish, 
afford. Liv. alicui naves. Nepos. pa- 
nem alicui. Liv. equos. Cic. II®c 
1 studia rebus adversis perfugium ac so¬ 
latium prfflbent. Plin. eundem usum, 
h. e. to have the same use. — Hence, to 
make, cause, occasion. Ncpos. suspicio- 
nem. Liv. terrorem, tumultum. Cces. 
opinionem timoris. Liv. sonitum, h. e. 
to maJce a noise. Cic. sponsalia alicui. 
Ovid, inodunr, li. e. to make music. 
Terent. 1 lidos, li. e. to occasion spjirt or 
laughter, give rise to a laugh. — Also, to 
do or perform, vicem, to supply the 
place of, serve for ; as, Plin. postium, h. e. 
serve for posts. Hence, Plin. Paneg. 64. 
jusjurandum, li. e. to administer. But 
some Edd. read differently. — Also, to 
allow, permit, let. Ovid. Prffibuit ipsa 
rapi, sc. se, h. e. suffered herself to be 
carried off. -If Pr®bita, plur., that is 
given to any one, as for liis maintenance 
or sup; ort; allowance. Colum. and 
Sueton. 
PRAEBIX (prsbeo), orum, n. plur. amu- 
3 lets hung about the necks of children 
against poison and witchcraft, dXc^tcpS-o- 
va. Harr, and Fcst. (But some read 
prcr.bia.) 
PRyEBIBS (pr® & bibo), is, hi, a. 3. to 
drink beforehand, irpotrtvoi. Hence, to 
drink to, drink to one’s health. Cic. ve¬ 
nerium alicui. 
PRyEBITIS (pr®beo), onis, f. a giving, 
3 affording, supplying, providing, rapcix 1 )- 
Harr, and Justin. 
683 
PRyEIUTBR (Id.), oris, m. one that gives 
or supplies; a purveyor, provider, irap6 
Cic. 
PRyEBiTuS, a, 11 m. See Prcebeo. 
FEyECADENS, tis, same as Procidcns. 
3 Cal. Aurel. 
PRyEC XLKFACTOS, and PRyEC AL- 
3 FaCTOS (pr® & calefactus), a, um, 
adj. warmed beforehand or very much. 
Scribon. Larg. 
PRyEC ALTDfiS (pr® & calidus), a, um, 
2 adj. very hot, very warm, iidSeppos. 
Tacit. 
PRyECALViJS (pr® & calvus), a, um, 
2 adj. bald before, very bald. Sueton. 
PRyECANS (pr® & cano), is, a. 3. toflrrt- 
2 tell, predict. Tcrtull. ——- If Also, to 
break or destroy an enchantment. Plin. 
PRA2CaNTaT 15 (priocanto), onis, f. a 
3 charming, enchanting. Quintil. declam. 
PRyECANTAToII (Jd.), oris, m. a charm- 
3 er, enchanter, sorcerer, im.iSds. Augus¬ 
tin. 
PRAECaNTaTR.IX (prieoantator), icis, 
3 f. on enchantress, loilch. Plant. 
PRAECaNTRIX (pr®cano), icis, f. a sor¬ 
'd caress^ enchantress, witch. Harr. 
PRyECANT5 (pr® & canto), as, a. 1. to 
2 predict, prophesy. Lucil. -li Also, to 
bewitch, enchant. Pelroh. 
PRyEOANuS (pr® & canus), a, um, adj. 
3 very gruy-hcadcd, gray-headed before the 
time. Horat. 
PRyECAllPO, for Prtecerpo. 3 Macrob. 
PR/ECaRUS. See Percarus. 
PRAiICAV'eS ([ir® & caveo), es, avi, 
autum, a. and n.2 .to take care or beware, 
stand on one’s guard, be on the watch or 
on the alert, rpoepvXdTTopai. Cic. Qui 
te incantum loco demovere potuerunt, 
pr®caventem nunquam movebunt. Al¬ 
so, with ne following. Cces. Quod ne 
accideret, magnopere prcecavenduin 
sibi C®sar e.xistimabat. Liv. ab insi- 
diis. -If Also, to take care of any 
one’s'safety. Liv. decemviris. Terent. 
sibi.-If Also, transitively, to rvdeav- 
or to ward off, prevent, bcacare of, provide 
nr guard against. Oell. injurias. Cic. 
Peccata, qu® difficilliine pr®caventur. 
Quintil. Quod ( accusal.) necessarium 
est prfficavere — Hence, Pracautus, a, 
um, that one has endeavored to guard 
against, in which one has used precaution 
that it might not happen. Cic. Res mill 3 
tota prfficauta est. Id. Quod a me ita 
pr®caufum est. Plaut. Pr®cauto opus 
est, h. e. precaution. 
PR7ECAUTI8 (pr®caveo), onis, f. a pre- 
3 caution. Cwl. Aurel. 
PR/ECAUTOS. See Praicaveo. 
PRyECfUB (pr® & cedo), is, essi,essum, 
a. and n. 3. to go before, precede, irpo- 
(jaivu. Plin. Cervi pr®cedent.es. Ovid. 
Faina pnecessit ad aures. Plin. Nulla 
pr®cedente injuria. Plin. Ep. Pr®ces- 
serat tremor terr®. Also, to be carried 
before. Suet. Prwcedente Victoria, h. e. 
the image of Victoria being carried before. 
Sueton. Pr®cedente titiilo, qui causam 
poen® indicaret. — Also, transitively, 
to precede. Virg. agmen.-If Figur. 
to excel, surpass, outdo, outstrip, be su¬ 
perior to. Plant. Vestr® fortun® meis 
pr®cediiilt. Cces. aliquem re, or, Plin. 
in re. 
PRyECELKR (pr® & ce\er), is, e, adj. very 
2 swift, quick or nimble. Plin. 
PR/ECKLi5R8 (pr® & celero), as, a. and 
3 n. 1. to make much haste. Stat. - 
If Also, to get up to by making haste, to 
overtake. Stat. aliquem. 
PRjECeLLeNS, tis, particip. from pr®- 
cello. - U Adj. excellent, surpassing, 
exceeding, vircpoxos- Cic. Vir virtute 
pr®cellens. Plin. Pr®cellentior. Cic. 
Pr®celientissimus. 
PRyECELLiiNTIA (pr®cellens), ®, f. ex- 
3 cellence. Tcrtull. 
PRAECeLLES, es, n. 2. for fr®ceilo. 
3 Plaut. 
PRiECELLS (pr® & cello), is, a. and n. 3. 
2 to distinguish one’s self, excel in any tiling 
Sueton. arte. Tacit, opibus vetustis et 
gravitate morum. Id. per eloquentiam. 
- U Also, to excel, surpass, exceed , 
npoexeo, Sil. yEgide pr®cellant quan¬ 
tum fulmina. 7’ac/t. aliquem re. Also, 
witli a dut. following. Sil. mortalibus. 
-IT Also, to rule, preside over. Tacit, 
genti_IT See, also, Prcecellcns. 
