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PRaTTTM (unc.), i, n. a meadow, \eiuwo. 
Cic. Pr-atorum viriditas. Pint. Irata 
caidere, or secare, A. e. to mow. Cic. in 
Aral. Neptunia prata, A. c. the sea. - 
IT Figur. the grass that grows in meadows. 
• Plant, and Odd. 
PRaVe (pravus), adv. crookedly. Hence, 
wrongly, amiss, badly, xaiciof, jrovr/pcoj. 
Cic. facta. Herat. Versus prave fact!. 
Lie. Religiones prave culta;. Sallust. 
Pravissime. 
PRa VICoRDIOS (pravus & cor), a, um, 
3 adj. having a depraved heart. Augustin. 
PRaVITaS (pravus), atis, f. crookedness, 
inequality, irregularity, deformity, mis- 
shapedness, <TKo\i6rys. Cic. membro- 
rum. Id. corporis. Colam. statumi- 
num. Pallad. curvatur®. Cic. oris, 
h. c. a wry mouth made in speaking, or, 
defect or impropriety in pronunciation. 
_If Figur. irregularity, impropriety, 
bad condition, perverseness, untowardness. 
Cic. Ad pravitatein venire, A. e. impro- 
vriety in speaking, in gestures, &c. Oell. 
ominis, A. e. a bad omen. —Particularly, 
with regard to the mind and morals, 
perverseness, depravity, viciousness, wick¬ 
edness. Liv. consuluin, A. e. bad beha¬ 
vior. Q. Cic. animi, A. e. perverseness. 
So, also, Cic. mentis. Sallust, homi- 
nis. . , 
PRaVOS (from rrapa), a, um, adj. crook¬ 
ed, not straight, misshapen, distorted, de¬ 
formed, perverted, crrpe/j\ds, oKoXtb;. 
Cic. membra. Horat. talus. Lucret. 
regula.-IF Also, irregular, improper, 
■wrong, bad. Liv. Obtestari, ne pravo 
cum” collega certamine rempublicam 
prodat. Cic. affectio. Tacit. ffimula- 
tio. Horat. Bellua prava, A. e. stulta. 
Cic. Nihil pravius. Id. Pravissima re¬ 
gula. Vellei. homo. Oell. Pravum 
omen, A. e. a bad omen. Also, with a 
genit. following. Sil. fidei, A. e. faith¬ 
less. -FT Pravum, crookedness. Hence, 
Tacit. In pravum elapsi artus. 
PRaXITELeS (Ilpafn-tXijs), is, m. a cele¬ 
brated Grecian statuary. — Hence, Prax- 
itellus, a, um, adj. of or belonging to 
Praxiteles. Cic. 
PREUaBuNDOS (precor), a, um, adj. 
3 praying earnestly. Pacat. 
PReCaRIo. See Precarius. 
PRECARIUM. See Precarius. 
PRECARIOS (preces), a, um, adj. obtained 
1 by prayer, entreaty , or as a favor, obtained 
by begging or as it were by begging, iks- 
TtvT°Kdf, SeSavnapevos. Ooi.d. forma. 
Liv. libertas. Id. Precariam opem orare, 
A. e. assistance rendered from mere favor, 
not.from obligation. — Hence, Precarium, 
that which is obtained by begging or pray¬ 
ers. Senec. — Hence, Precario, Uj entreaty 
or request. Terent. Hanc tn miht vel 
vi, vel clam, vel precario fac tradas. 
Cic. rogare. Plin. tip. studeo, A. e. I 
am obliged to beg, as it wore, for time to 
pursue my studies. -IT Precarium, ii, 
n. subst. an oratory, chapel. Pctron. 
PRECATIS (precor), onis, f. a praying, 
prayer, entreaty, £«%?;, icymg. Cic. - 
IT Also, a formulary, as, of superstitious 
people. Plin. 
PRECaTiVe (precativus), adv. by entrea- 
3 ty. Ulpian. 
PRECaTIVCS (precor), a, um, adj. that is 
3 prayed for or done by entreaty. Ammtan. 
pax. Ulpian. Modo precativo, A, e by 
prayer or entreaty. 
PRSCAT3R (Id.), oris, m. one that prays. 
3 Hence, a mediator, an intercessor, lkc- 
ty)S> Tcvont* 
PRECATOS (Id.), us, m. a prayer, request, 
3 ftiynit. Stat. 
PRECES. See Prex 
PREdANiiS, a, um, adj. the name of a 
kind of pear. Cloat. ap. Macrob. 
PREdOS, or PRETICS, a, um, adj. the 
name of a kind of vine; ns, Virg. I recice, 
or, Colam. Pretiaj, sc. vites. 
PRECOR (prex), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. to 
pray, entreat, beg, beseech, petition, desire, 
request, dcofxtu. Cic. deos. Ziy. Ve¬ 
nire memorant ad precandum Roma- 
num. Cic. a diis, lit patiantur. Also, 
aliquid, for any thing; as, Liv. opem. 
Cic. IItec optavi, htec precatus sum, sc. 
the gods. Id. aliquid ab aliquo. Cato. 
Bonas preces precari Jovern. — Also, to 
invoke, call upon. Ovid. Nyctelium pa- 
Srem. — Also, Prfcor, absolutely. Omd. 
Parce, precor, fasso, A. c. I pray. - 
IT Also, to pray to the gods, supplicate. 
Liv. ad deos.- IT Also, to wish one 
well or ill. Cic. and Liv. alicui aliquid. 
Cic. Male precari. Quintil. bene alicui. 
— Hence, to curse, utter imprecations 
against. Plant., Cic., and Plin. Paneg. 
alicui. - IT Precantur, passively. 
Varr. 
PREHeNDO, or PReNDO (unc.), is, di, 
sum, a. 3. to take, take nr lay hold of, 
grasp, catch , seize, \ay(Savw. Plant, ali- 
quem pallio, A. e. by his mantle. dc. 
aliquem manu. Id. dextram. Id. Or- 
nabat locum, quern prehenderat. Id. 
Tellus prehendit stirpes, when the trees 
take root. — Hence, to take root. Pallad. 
-IT Also, to take by the sleeve, gown, 
hand, &c. stop, detain, fall in or meet 
with, accost. Terent. and Cic. aliquem. 
-- IT Also, to catch, take by surprise, 
take in the act. Plant, in flirto. Oell. 
furto manifesto. Plaut. mendacii, A. c. 
to catch in a lie. - IT Also, figur. to 
take, catch, seize. Lucret. oculis, A. e. to 
see. Cic. Animus naturam prehende- 
rit, A. e. to comprehend, perceive, observe, 
notice. Virg. oras Italite, A. e. to reach, 
gain. -If Also, to seize, arrest. Gcll. 
PREHeNSIO, and PReNSIS (prehendo), 
onis, f. a seizing, catching, taking or lay¬ 
ing hold of, Xapy. Also, the right to lay 
hold of or arrest. Varr. ap. Gell. Habe¬ 
re prehensionem, or prensionem, A. e. 
the right of seizing and arresting any one. 
-% Also, a machine for raising or 
screwing up any thing, a windlass. Cws. 
PREHf.NSO, and more frequently, PReN- 
2 S3 (frequentat. of prehendo), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to take or lay hold of, catch at, 
seize. Liv. manus. Horat. brachia. - 
IT Also, to take hold of any person, in order 
to talkwitli or entreat him. Tacit, genua. 
Liv. veteranos. — Hence it may fre¬ 
quently be rendered to ask, pray, entreat. 
Liv. Ut vestem mutaret ant supplex 
prensaret homines. — Particularly, to 
solicit for an office. Liv. homines. Id. 
patres. Also,’ without an accus. Cic. 
Prensat Galba, A. e. solicits for the consu¬ 
late. It was customary at Rome, that 
he who solicited for an office, should 
take every person by the hand and press 
it in a friendly manner. 
PREHeNSOS, and PReNSOS, a, um 
See Prehendo. 
PRELIUS lacus, a lake of Etruria, now 
Lairo di Castiglione. Cic. 
PRELUM (premo), i, n. a press ; an instru- 
2 merit or machine for pressing or squeez¬ 
ing grapes, olives, &cc. a vine-press, oil- 
press, &c. KUarfip. Varr. and Virg. 
PREMa, te, f. A. e. dea, qua; tacit, ut ne 
3 virgo se commoveat, quando a sponso 
premitur. Augustin. 
PREMS (from lrpcco, i. e. irpico), is, pressi, 
pressum, a. 3. to press, iric^w, $At,ou. 
Virg. Natos ad pectora. Cic. Premi 
onere. Virg. Preinere anguem, A. e. 
to trend upon. Horat. vina, A. c. to press. 
Ovid, ubera, A. e. t.o, milk. Id. membra 
paterna rotis inductis, A. e. to drive a 
chariot over one’s father’s corpse. Plin. 
pollicem, A. c. to be favorably inclined 
towards any one. Sucton. feminani, for 
concumbere, inire. Also, of animals, 
to tread. Martial. Feininas premunt 
galli. Tacit, vestigia alicujus, A. e. to 
tread in the footsteps of any one, follow 
his example. Ovid, frena dente, A. e. t.o 
chew , bite, champ. Id. Juvenci pressi 
jugo, A. e. yoked. Cic. Necessitas eum 
premebat. Sallust. ASrumnie me pre¬ 
munt. Cic. Premi osre alieno, A. c. to 
be oppressed or overwhelmed. Id. Invi- 
dia et odio populi. — Hence, tn touch. 
Horat. litus, A. c. to sail along the shore, 
keep close to the shore. Ovid. Insulam 
premit amnis, A. e. surrounds. Id. la- 
tus, A. e. to touch. — Also, to hold. Ov¬ 
id. frena manu. — Locum preinere, to be 
frequently at a place, as, Cic. forum.— 
Also, to sit , stand , He, fall , lay one s self , 
or sit down upon. Ovid, torum, A. e. to lie 
upon. Id. sedilia. Ovid. Am. 3, 6, 16. 
humum, A. c. to lay one’s sell upon the 
ground. Ovid. Fast. 4, 844. humum, 
A. e. to fall upon the ground. Ovid, ter- 
ga equi, A. e. to sit upon or ride. Id. 
ebur, A. c. sellam curulem. Id. axes, 
A. e. currum. Liv. saltus mohtium 
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priEsidiis, A. e. to occupy. — Also, te 
cover. Ovid. Fronde premit crinena. 
Virg. Canitiem galea premimus. — 
Hence, to cover, conceal, hide. Virg . 
Mons urbis cladem ruina pressit. Id 
Lumenque obscura luna premit, A. e 
the moon hid her light, set. Horat. ali¬ 
quid terra, A. e. to bury. Ovid, ossa, 
A. e. to bury. Figur. Virg. Me pressit 
alta quies, A. e. I lay senseless in a deep 
sleep. — Also, to hide, conceal, dissemble. 
Virg. curam sub corde. Id. aliquid 
ore, A. e. to keep secret. Tacit, iram, 
h. e. to curb. — Also, to make or form 
any thing by pressing. Virg. caseos. 
Id. lac, A. e. to make cheese. — Also, to 
press upon, press, urge, pursue, chase, 
harass, incommode. Horat. Culpam Poe¬ 
na premit comes, A. e. follows dose upon. 
Cces. oppidum obsidione, A. e. to lay 
close siege to. Id. hostes. Particularly, 
of hunters pursuing game without ceas¬ 
ing. Virg. cervum ad retia, A. e. to 
drive into the nets. — Also, in general, to 
pursue, urge, or ply a person with words, 
questions, &c. Cic. aliquem. Or, 
with accusations. Ovid, aliquem cri- 
minibus. Also, by dunning or demands 
of payment. Cic. Attic. 6, 1. Or by 
any other demand. Ncpos. Quum ad 
exeundum premeretur, A. c. was pressed, 
urged or importuned. Cic. argumen- 
tum, A. e. to pursue, follow up, continue, 
not to desist from. — Also, to load, freight, 
trouble, incommode. Tibull. ratern mer- 
ce. Virg. Carina; press®. Propert. 
Pressus multo mero, A. e. loaded, heavy, 
overpowered. Stat. Phaleras premere 
auro, A. e. to adorn, ornament. - IT Al¬ 
so, to press into. Ovid, dentes in vite. 
Virg. Presso vomere. Lucan, ensem. 
— Also, to press upon. Prop, pollicem. 
Horat. cubitum, A. e. to lean upon. — 
Hence, to mark. Ovid, rem nota.- 
II Also, to press or squeeze out. Lucan. 
sucos. Virg. ignem. Figur. sonum, 
to express a sound clearly. Figur. Cic. 
Lingua sonos vocis pressos facit, A. e. 
well expressed, clear, distinct. - IT Al¬ 
so, to press down, let down. Ovid, cur¬ 
rum, A. e. to drive too low. Virg. Mun- 
dus premitur devexus in austros, A. e. 
sinks down. Senec. Hextra pressa, A. e. 
letdown. — Hence, to set or plant. Virg. 
virgulta per agros. — Also, to make or 
form any tiling by pressing down, to make 
any thing deep. Plin. Ep. fossam, A. e. 
to 'drain a ditch. Virg. sulcum. — Fig¬ 
ur. to lower, disparage, diminish, exten¬ 
uate. Tacit, famam alicujus. — Also, 
to despise, contemn. Cic. hurnana om¬ 
nia. — Also, to strike to the ground. 
Virg. tres famulos. Tacit, paucos. — 
Also, to surpass. Ovid. Facta premant 
annos. — Also, to rule. Virg. populos 
ditione.-IT Also, to press together, 
press close , shut. Ovid, alicui fauces. 
Virg. oculos. Id. os, A. e. to shut the 
mouth. Horat. collum laqueo, A. e. to 
strangle. Virg. Presso ter gutture, 
A. c. at three intervals.' — Hence, Pres¬ 
sus, a, um, joined, or closely joined. 
Senec. amplexus, A. e. a close embrace. 
Ovid. Jungere oscula pressa, A. e. to 
kiss. Hence, Liv. Presso gradu incedere, 
and Id. Presso pede cedere, A. e. step by 
step, or in close ranks. — Hence, Premere, 
to tighten, draw in. Virg. habenas. —• 
Also, to prune, lop. Horat. vitem falce. 
— Figur. to compress, abridge. Cic. 
CLue dilatantur a nobis, Zeno sic pre- 
niebat. — Also, to stop, arrest, hinder, 
check. Virg. vestigia, A. e. tn stand 
still. Cic. cursum. Virg. vocem, sc. 
suam, A. e. to be silent. Id. vocem ali- 
cujus, A. e. to silence, cause to be silent. 
Tacit, sanguinem, A. e. to stop, stanch. 
-IT See, also, Pressus, a, um. 
PReNDS. See Prehendo. 
PReNSaTIO (prenso), onis,f. a soliciting, 
1 canvassing, Seliwms, uapayyeXia. Cic. 
PReNSITS (frequentat. of prenso), as, 
3 a. 1. to take or catch hold of. Sidon. 
PRENSO, as. See Prehcnso. 
PReNSOS. See Prehensus. 
PReSByTER (irpetrPvrcpos), Sri, m. an 
3 elder, aged man. Tertull .-——IT Also, 
priest, presbyter in the Christian chuich, 
next in rank to a bishop. Tertull. 
PReSByTERaTOS (presbyter), us, m. tM 
3 office of a presbyter. Hicron. 
