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begin, commence. Cic. Ut instituimus 
proficisci. Id. a lege. Cces. ab hoc 
initio. Cic. A philosophic p/ofectus 
Xenophon scripsit historiain, h. c. post 
cognitam philosophiam. — Also, to pro¬ 
ceed, arise, take its origin, originate with, 
spring from. Cic. a natura. Id. Vena; 
a cortle profect®. So, also, of disciples 
or pupils. Cic. Profecti ab Aristotele, 
h. e. the followers or scholars. So, also. 
Id. a Zenone. It may also be rendered 
to be done. Cic. Gu® a me in te profec- 
ta sunt. -IT Also, to intend to go. 
Plaut. Nunc, quo profectus sum, ibo. 
'Vorent. alio. 
PR5FIND8 (pro & findo), is, fldi, fissiim, 
a. 3. to cleave, Kara/cJirru. Stat. Theb. 10, 
12. (But .Ed. Gronov. reads profingunt.) 
PR6FiTk 6R (pro & fateor), oris, esstis 
sum, dep. 2. to profess, declare openly, 
own, acknowledge, avow, bpoboyea, i\- 
ayveWopai. Cic. Non solum fateri, 
sed etiam profiteri, h. e. to confess freely. 
Id. Profiteor, me relaturum. — Also, 
witn an accusat. following, to profess, 
to own or declare to be, practise or apply 
himself to any thing. Cic. philosophiam, 
h. e. to declare himself a philosopher. Id. 
jus, It. e. to profess to be a lawyer. Id. 
Ista profitentur, h. e. teach. Id. se 
Grammaticum. Horat. amicum, sc. se. 
It is also joined with esse. Cic. Me 
defensorem esse profiteor. Hence, Pro¬ 
fiteri, to be a teacher. Plin. Ep. Q.ui 
profitentur. Ovid. Magna professus, 
h. e. that makes much oj Ivimself, ox, that 
promises much. Sallust, and Hiri. In¬ 
dicium profiteri, h. e. to make a deposi¬ 
tion, give evidence. -If Also, to offer 
freely, to promise. Cic. operam. Id. 
studium. Id. Profitetur se venturum. 
Ovid. Sumunt gentiles arma professa 
inanus, h. e. qua; se sumpturas promise- 
rant. _ir Also, to make a public state¬ 
ment, as, of one’s name, property, &c. to 
declare his name that it may be registered, 
enter an account of his property on the 
censor's books. Cic. jugera. Ire. frumen- 
tum. Id. nomen, or, simply, Cic. Profite¬ 
ri, A. e. to give in one’s name, make ap¬ 
plication for any thing, as, for an office. 
Sueton. Profiteri se candidatum, A. e. to 
declare himself a candidate. Id. Pro¬ 
fiteri lenocinium, A. e. to have one’s name 
reaistered by the cedile as that of a prosti¬ 
tute. Hence, Ovid. Professa:, sc. femi- 
n®, A. e. public prostitutes, who had given 
in their names as such to the cedile. Te- 
rent. In his profitetur nomen suum, 
A. e. among these he reckons himself. 
Professus, a, um, is also used passively, 
known, confessed, manifest. Ovid, cul¬ 
pa. Justin, dux. Senec. and Quintil. 
Ex professo, A. e. manifestly, openly, 
professedly, avowedly, intentionally. So, 
also, dipul. I)e professo.—— IT Profiteri 
and confiteri are often interchanged 
even in Codd. but the former is to de¬ 
clare aloacl and publicly, also, to manifest 
openly; the latter, to confess, own, ac¬ 
knowledge what cannot be concealed. 
PRoFLaTOS (proflo), us, in. a blowing. 
'3 Colum. 5, 9, 7. (But Ed. Schneid. reads, 
more correctly ,perflatu.) — Also, a snor- 
ing. Stat . 
PRoFLICTbS, a, um. See Profligo, is. 
PRoFLIGaTIS (profligo, are), oms, f. 
3 ruin , destruction. Auson. 
PROFLIGaTOR (Id.), oris, m. a prodigal, 
2 spendthrift, KaravahioKcav, paiarys. la- 
PRoFLIGaTOS, a, um, particip. from 
profligo.-If Adj .ruined, in a bad con¬ 
dition, cast down, miserable, wretched. 
Cic. Mcerore afUictus, et profiigatus. 
Jcl. judicia senatoria. — Particularly, 
morally bad, profligate, abandoned, wicked, 
vicious. Cic. Arch. 6. homo. Id. I u 
profligatissime. 
iPRoFLIGS (pro & fligo), as, avi, atum, 
a. 1. to throw or dash to the ground, throw 
dr cast down, overthrow, overcome, con¬ 
quer, defeat, rarafiaWto. Cic. copias 
hostium. Cces. classem hostium. I a- 
cit. preelia, A. e. prceliantes.-IT Fig- 
ur. to ruin, overpower. Cic. rempubli- 
cam. JVcp. opes tantas. Liv. aliquem. 
__IT Also, to cause any thing to come 
to its end. — Hence, to bring nearly to a 
conclusion, finish or despatch almost, bring 
V far in any thing. Cic. Bellum profit 
gatum ac ptene sublatum. Id. Quies- 
tio profligata ac psene ad exitum deducta 
est. Sueton. Profligari plurimum posse, 
A. e. to be brought to its end. Sencc. 
/Etas profligata, h. c. old age. — Hence, 
t« do murAin any tiling. Justin. Guan- 
tum profligatum sit. Sueton. plurimum. 
— Also, to finish, end, terminate, despatch. 
Lentul. in Cic. Ep. and Liv. Res profli¬ 
gata est. 
PR0FLIG6 (Id.), is, xi, ctuin, a. 3. to cast 
3 or strike down, ruin. Gell. Res proflict®. 
PRoFLo (pro & fio), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
to blow or breathe forth, iicnvtvcv. Ovid. 
flammas. — Figur. Virg. somnum toto 
pect.ore, A. c. to snore. Plin. iras. - 
\\ A\so, to blow or puff up. Apul. nares. 
-IT Also, to dissolve by blowing, melt, 
liquefy. Plin. 
PRoFLOeNS, tis, particip. from pro- 
fluo.-IT Adj. flowing, fluent, of ex¬ 
pression or style. Cic. loquacitas. Id. 
genus orationis. Tacit, eloquentia.- 
If Suhst. Profiueus, tis, any running 
water. Plin. — So, also, Vitruv. Pro- 
fluens aqua;. 
PRoFLOeNTER (profluens), adv. flow- 
ingly ; figur. abundantly, plentifully , flu 
cully. Cic. Omnia profluenter, A. e. ac¬ 
cording to one’s wish , abundantly. Gell. 
Profluentius exsequi, A. e. in a flowing 
discourse. 
PRoFLOeNTIA (profluo), a;, f. a flowing 
1 forth. Figur. Cic. loquendi, A. c. a 
stream of words, many words. 
PK0FL.U5 (pro & fluo), is, xi, xum, n. 3. 
to flow forth, npopptoj. Cces. ex monte, 
A. e. to rise, take its rise. Justin. Sudor 
profluens. — Also, to flow to a place. 
Cic. in mare. — Also., simply, to flow, 
run. Cic. Aqua profluens, A. c. flowing 
or runnino water. Cels. Venter profiuit, 
A. c. is relaxed, not costive. - if Also, 
figur. to flow forth or to a place, or, sim¬ 
ply, to flow. And. ad Hercnn. Cujus 
ore sermo melle dulcior profluebat. 
Cic. Ab his fontibus profluxi ad hoini- 
num famam, A. e. veni. Tacit, ad in¬ 
cognitas libidines, A. e. hit upon. - 
IT See, also, Profluens. 
PRoFLOVIUM (profluo), ii, n. a flowing 
or fluicing forth, gushing out. Karappor]. 
Lucret. and Colum. sanguinis. Colum. 
alvi, or, absolutely, Cels. Profluvium, 
A. e. a .looseness. Plin. mulierum, or 
genitale, A. e. monthly courses. Id. geni- 
tur®, A. e. gonorrhoea. 
I’RoFLuVIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. flowing 
3 away, flowing. — Hence, Profluvius, 
subst. a flux, as a disease. Veget. - 
IT Also, inconstant. Ccecil. tides. 
PRoFLOiiS (profluo), a, um, adj. flowing 
3 forth, or, simply, flowing. Colum. and 
Sidon. 
PR8F8R (pro & for), aris, atus sum, dep. 
3 1. to say or speak out, or, simply, to say, 
speak, eK(j>q\ii. Virg. — Hence, Profit 
turn, a proposition, saying, axiom. Gell 
-IT Also, to foretell, predict, prophesy, 
np6cj>npi. Lucret. and Petron. -IT The 
first person profm\ profer, &c. seems 
not to occur. 
PRoFRINGS (pro & frango), is, a. 3. to 
3 break into pieces. Stat. inarata, A. e. to 
plough. 
PR8F0GT8 (pro & fugio), is, ugi, Rum, n. 
and a. 3. to flee, fly, ran away, escape, dno- 
epevyco. Cces. ex oppido. Cic. in exsi- 
lium. Ilirt. longius. Nepos. domo. 
Cic. ad aliquem, A. e. to take refuge, flee 
for succor. -IT Also, transitively, to 
flee before or from any thing, to avoid care¬ 
fully. Horat. agros. Colum. sedes suas. 
Senec. conspectum civium. Plin. natos. 
PR5F0G1UM (profugio), ii, n. a retreat, 
place of refuge. Sallust, and Cic. (But 
most Edd. read perfugium.) 
PR0F0G0S (Id.), a, um, adj. fleeing or 
3 having fled, escaping by flight, fugitive, 
abrdpo^os, <pvya;. Liv. domo. 
Also, with a genit. following. Tacit. 
regni.-IT Also, put to flight. Sallust. 
-IT Also, fleeing hither and thither, 
wandering about., restless. Horat. Scy¬ 
thes. --AT Also, that has been driven or 
has fled from his native country, banished, 
exiled. Liv. Hannibal patria profugus. 
Ovid, classis. Sallust. Trojani. —Hence, 
Profugus, an exile, banished person. Ovid. 
PR5FuN1)e (profundus), adv. deeply,pro- 
2 t'oundly, 0a$eco j. Plin. l’rofundius. 
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PRSFuNDITaS (Id.), atis, f. depth, (la 
3-Sorr/s. Macrob. — Figur. Ammian. disci 
plin®. Hadrian, ap. Vopisc. civitatis, 
A. e. importance. 
PR8F0ND8 (pro & fundo), is, fudi, fa- 
sum, a. 3. to shed copiously, pour forth 
or out, Karaxew, npoxew. Cic.sangui- 
nem suum, A. c. to shed. Senec. lacri- 
mas. Plin. sanguinem ex oculis, A. c. 
to cause to flow. Id. aquas sub rnensas. 
-IT Figur. to throw away, spend use¬ 
lessly. Lucret. verba ventis. Cic. Gu* 
si non profundere videbor. — Hence, 
to spend extravagantly, lavish, squander 
away, waste, consume ; also, to spend, be¬ 
stow upon, give. Cic. patrimonia, A. e. 
to squander. Id. vilam pro patria. Plin. 
Paneg. pecuniam, A. c. to tqiend liberally. 
Cic. pecunias in res. Id. animate. Id. 
vires aninii, A. e. to exert. So, also, Id. 
vocem, A. e. to pour forth, utter, strain 
the voice. — Hence, aliquid, to be extrava¬ 
gant in any thing, carry too far, to do too 
much in any thing, or, at least, more than 
usual: as, Cic. omnia nimis. JYigid. Pro- 
fusus status vocis, A. e. a stroiig voice. 
-IT Also, to pour forth. Hence, to 
bring forth. Lucret. puerum ex alvo 
matris. Cic. clatnorem, A. e. to raise a 
cry, shout. Cat.ull. voces pectore, A. e. 
to pour forth, utter. So, also, ot corn 
and other fruits. • Colum. Cum materia 
palmites profudit. Cic. Nec solum ea, 
qua: frugibus atque baccis terr® fetis 
profundontur, sed etiam pecudes. Plin. 
Insula profusa ab A/naria, A. e. orta. 
Cic. odium, A. e. to vent. Id. res, A. e. 
to bring forward, say. — Prolundere se, 
to pour forth, rush forth. Cic. Lacrim® 
se profuderunt. Cces. Multitudo telo- 
rum se profudit. Cic. Voluptates se pro- 
fundunt, A. e. appear. Id. se in aliquem, 
A. e. to be liberal towards any one. — So, 
also, Profundi, to pour or rush forth. 
Plin. Nilus e lacu profusus. Sil. Lacri- 
m® ore profus®. —. TF Also, to stretch at 
full length, throw down, Lucret. Somnus 
membra profudit. So, also, Profusus, 
a, um. Id. Profits® in terram, A. e. 
prostrated, stretched at full length. Cic. 
Se profundere, A. e. to spread. -IT The 
first syllable is usually short, but some¬ 
times, also, long. Catull. -IT See, 
also, Profusus, a, um. 
PR5FCND0S (perhaps from pro & fun¬ 
dus), a, um, adj. deep, (laSvg. Cic. 
inare. Id. Gurges profundissimus. — 
Hence, of the infernal regions, below, or 
in the infernal regions. Stat. Jupiter, 
A. e. Pluto. Virg. nox Erebi. Id. manes, 
A. e. the lower regions. — Hence, Profun- 
dum, subst. depth, Pa$o$. Cic. aqu®. 
Justin. Profunda camporum. Figur. 
Val. Max. miseriarum. — Hence, the 
depths of the sea, or, the sea. Virg. and 
Ovid. — Also, the stomach. Plaut. — 
Hence, figur. Profundus, deep, profound, 
bottomless, immeasurable, boundless, immo¬ 
derate, very great. Cic. libidines. Apul. 
somnus. Stat. Mero profundo incaluere, 
c. multo. Lucret. silva. Liv. alti- 
tudo. Horat. Profundo Pindarus ore, 
A. e. rich, copious in expression. — Also, 
unknown. Quintil. ars. Pandect. In 
profundo esse, A. e. to be unknown. — 
Also, high. Virg. coelunt. Hence, Pro- 
funduirp height. Manil. -If Also, 
thick. Auson. grando. Solin. Ursi pro- 
fundioribus villis. 
PRSFuSe (profusus), adv. profusely, lav- 
2 ishly, extravagantly, expensively, n^cicwf. 
Suet. Profusissime. - IT Also, im¬ 
moderately, excessively , exceedingly, very 
much, o(j)68pa. Liv. Profuse tendere in 
castra. Sallust. Profusitis. 
PRQF0SI8 (profundo), oil is, f. a pouring 
out, shedding, npdxvais, vntpxwns. Lfls. 
sanguinis, a copious flow. Id. alvi, a 
looseness. -If Figur. profusion, an im¬ 
parting abundantly, spending much. Vi¬ 
truv. 'sumptuum, A. e. prodigality. 
Hence, prodigality, wastefulness. Plin. 
Ep. and Suet. 
PR5F0S5R (fd.), oris, m. a squanderer, 
3 prodigal. Tcrtull. 
PR6F0SOS, a, um, particip. from pro¬ 
fundo. -If Adj. hanging down. Var- 
ro. cauda. Pallad. Cauda profusion 
- If Also, immoderate, unrestrained, 
excessive. Cic. hilaritas. Id. 
jocandi. Sueton. Profusissima libido. 
