FRO 
PRO 
PRO 
qu;estore essem, h. e. when I was pro- 
qucestor. 
I'RoQUAM, or PRO QUAM, accordingly 
3 as, just as. Lucrct. 
PR6QUIRIT6 (pro & quirito), as, avi, 
3 atum, a. 1. to cry or exclaim publicly. 
Apul. — Hence, to publish, proclaim. 
Sidon. legem. 
PRoRX (jt pwpa), ffi, f. the prow or fore¬ 
part of a ship, npcopa. Cais. and Virg. 
(Tlie hinder part is called puppis .) Ovid. 
l'rorre tutela, h. e. proreta. Cic. Prora 
et puppis mihi fuit, h. e. my whole plan, 
all in all. — With poets, also, for a ship. 
Virg. 
PRoRePS (pro & repo), is, psi, ptum, 
2 n. 3. to creep forth, come forth gradually 
or in an unobserved manner, of animals. 
Plin. Cochlea; prorepunt e cavis terra;. 
Horat. Prorepserunt animalia terris. 
Sueto?i. Claud. 10. Prorepsit ad Solari¬ 
um proximum. — Also, of inanimate 
things. Claudian. Prorepunt balsama 
ligno. Particularly, of growing plants, 
to grow or spring forth. Colum. l’ampi- 
nus prorepsit e duro. Id. Oculi prore- 
pentes. - IT Also, to creep or crawl 
along, creep to a place. Colum. Nervus 
prorepit, h. e. stretches, extends. — Par¬ 
ticularly, of plants. Colum. Prorepse- 
rint radices. Id. Humor lente prorepit, 
h. e. goes away or flows out slowly. 
PRoReTA (irpwparris), te, m. he that sits 
3 on the prow of a ship and guides it; an 
under-pilot. Plaut. 
PRoREUS (jrpupruj), ei and eos, m. 
3 same as Proreta. Ovid. 
PRORiGA. See Peroriga. 
PR5RIPI5 (pro & rapio), is, ipui, eptum, 
a. 3. to snatch or drag forth. Cic. homi- 
nem. Ovid, pedes, h. e. to spring forth, 
run. Se proripere, to hasten forth, rush 
out', as, Cic. ex curia. Coes, portaforas. 
— If Also, to snatch or hurry away. Pro¬ 
ripere se, to hurry or hasten away, run to a 
place, run away, escape; as, Liv. in publi¬ 
cum. Jipul. se cursu, h. e. to run away. 
So, also, without se. Virg. Quo pro- 
ripis? Figur. Horat. aliquem in cre¬ 
dent!. 
PRoRITO (pro & obsol. rito), as, a. 1. to 
2 irritate, provoke, napo^vt/co. Plin. - 
IT Also, to incite, allure, invite to any 
thing; or, simply, to incite, allure, in¬ 
vite. Senec. 
PRoROGaTIS (prorogo), onis, f. an ask¬ 
ing of the people whether any thing shall 
be prolonged to any one. — Hence, a pro¬ 
longation. Liv. imperii, h. e. of the 
command. -IT Also, a deferring, put¬ 
ting off. Cic. diei.-IT Also, appli¬ 
cation to the present case. Cic. legis. 
--IT Also, an enlarging, augmenting, 
increasing. Liv. imperii, h. c. of the 
empire. 
PRoRSGaTIVOS (Id.), a, um, adj. reta¬ 
il ting to or admitting of delay. Senec. ful- 
mina. 
PRoR6GaT 6R (Id.), oris, m. a dispenser, 
3 steward. Cassiod. 
PRoROGS (pro & rogo), as, avi, atum. 
a. 1. to ask the people whether any thing 
shall be prolonged to any one. — Hence, 
to prolong, continue. Cic. and Liv. im- 
perium alicui, h. c. to prolong the com¬ 
mand. So, also, Cic. provinciam. Id. 
aliquid temporis. Plin. tempus, or, Id. 
moras, h. e. to continue, last. Plaut. vi- 
tarn alicui. — Hence, to preserve, keep 
for a long time. Plin. Quippe etiarn 
conditum prorogatur ad urinam cien- 
dam. Colum. vivacitatem suam. He¬ 
rat. Latium in alterum lustrum. - 
11 Also, to defer, put off. Cic. dies ad 
solvendum.-IT Also, to pay; or, to 
pay beforehand, advance, lay out. Pau- 
dect. nummos.- IT Also, to propa- 
iiif ate \ Cud. Just, subolem. 
IRoRSUM (for proversum), adv. same 
“ as Prorsus, forwards. Terent. Rursuiri 
prorsum, h. e. to and fro, backward and 
forward, up and down. — Hence, straight, 
straightway, straight on or along, direct¬ 
ly. Plaut. -IT Also, altogether, entire- 
Mr ’ a ^ a ^‘ 'Terent. 
I Roll SOS (for proversus), adv. forwards. 
Plaut. cedere. — Hence, straight on or 
along, right onward, directly, cvSe'ia. 
Plaut. Prorsus Athenas protinus abibo 
tecum. Oell. Tunc Arionem prorsus 
ex eo loco Corinthum petivisse. Te- 
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rent. Prorsus irruat. — Hence, figur. 
without hesitation, without ceremony ; or, 
certainly, truly. Cic. — Also, exactly, 
precisely, just. Varr. Inter cujus csesa 
et porrecta flamen prorsus vinum legit. 
Sallust. Tut® tranquillreque resomnes; 
sed ea prorsus opportuna Catilin®. 
Cic. Ita prorsus existimo.-IT Also, 
quite, altogether, entirely, utterly, wholly, 
totally, (caSdXo-u. Plaut. Prorsus perii. 
Cic. Ita prorsus existimo. Id. Prorsus 
omnibus. Terent. Prorsus tacere ne- 
queo.-IT Also, generally, in one word, 
in a word, in short. Sallust. 
PRORSOS (for proversus), a, um, adj. 
straight forward, right on, straight, di¬ 
rect. Avian. Prorso tramite (some 
read proso, others, prono). — Hence, 
prose, not in verse. Apul. Prorsa et ver¬ 
sa facundia, h. e. in prose and verse. — 
Hence, probably, Prosus, a, um, prosaic. 
Quintil. Oratio prosa, or, simply, prosa, 
sc. oratio, h. c. prose. — Virg. Prosa, 
h. e. a goddess, assistant of Lucina, arid pre¬ 
siding over births with the head foremost. 
PRoRuMPS (pro & rumpo), is, rupi, rup- 
tum, a. 3. to thrust forth, cause to break, 
burst or rush forth. Virg. nubematratn 
ad rethera. Se prorumpere, to break, 
burst or rush forth; as, Gell. in fugam. 
So, also, Prorumpi, to break, burst or 
rush forth; as, Lucret. Prorumpitur in 
mare venti vis. Virg. Proruptus corpore 
sudor. Id. Mare proruptum.-1! Al¬ 
so, intransitively, to rush or break forth, 
burst or break out. Virg. Prorumpit 
Tiberinus in mare. Hirt. fons. Cic. 
pestis. Cais. permedios. Tacit. Nihil 
prorupit, h. e. broke forth, appeared. JYe- 
pos. vis morbi. — Figur. Cic. Eo pro¬ 
rumpere audaciam. Tacit, in scelera. 
Id. in necem militum. Id. Ad quod 
prorupit, h. e. burst forth in these words, 
began to speak. Apul. in vocem subi- 
tam, h. e. to begin suddenly to speak. - 
IT See, also, Proruptus, a, um. 
PRoROB (pro& ruo), is,rui, rutnm, a. 3. 
to rush against. Cart, in hostem.- 
IT Also, to fall, fall or tumble down. Ta¬ 
cit. Motu terra; oppidum proruit.- 
IT Also, to cast forward; to cast or throw 
forth. Terent. se foras, h. e. to rush out, 
ran out. -IT Also, to throw or cast 
down, throw to the ground, overthrow, 
overturn, pull down, demolish. Liv. val¬ 
lum. Cces. munitiones. Tacit. Pro¬ 
rut® domus, h. e. tumbled down. 
PRoRuPTIS (prorumpo), onis, I. a rush- 
3 ing forth; an eruption, e^eXavtris. Aa- 
rel. Viet, hostium, h. e. a sally. 
PR 0 ROPT 6 R (Id.), oris, m. one that 
3 breaks forth or makes a sally. Ammian. 
PRoRuPTuS, a, um, particip. from pro- 
rumpo. -IT Adj. bold, audacious, li¬ 
centious, unbounded. Cic. audacia. 
PRoROTOS, a, um. See Proruo. 
PRoSX. See Prorsus, a, um. 2 
PRoSAICOS (prosa), a, um, adj. prosaic, 
3 rregos. Vcnanl. Fortun. 
PRoSaPIA (unc.), ®, f. a race or family 
1 to which one belongs, yevea, yevoq. 
Plaut. and Sallust. 
PRoSaPIeS, ei, f. same as Prosapia. 
Non. 
PRoSaRIOS (prosa), a, um, adj. prosaic. 
3 Sidon. 
PRoSXTOS, a, um. See Prosero, evi. 
PRoSCeNIUM ( TTpoaKqviov), ii, n. the 
place before the scene, where the actors ap¬ 
peared ; the stage. Virg. and Liv. - 
IT Also, the whole theatre. Claudian. 
PRoSCHOLOS (rrpbaxohoi), i, m. an un- 
3 dcr-teacher, under-master. Anson. 
PRoSCINDS (pro & scindo), is, scldi, 
scissum, a. 3. to tear, split, cut in pieces, 
7 rpos%i^(o, KaraKirbro}. Lucan, quer- 
cum. Varr. terrain, h. e. to plough or 
break up uncultivated ground. -IT Al¬ 
so, to plough, till. Virg. terram - 
IT Figur. to furrow, plough. Catull. 
ffiquor.- IT Figur. to cut, lash, sati¬ 
rize, revile, taunt, censure, defame, dm- 
KepropcTu. Ovid., Plin. and Suet. 
PRoSCISSIS (proscindo), onis, f. a tear- 
3 ing or cutting up. — Hence, a cutting or 
breaking up of unploughed ground. Co¬ 
lum. 
PRoSCTSSdS, a, um. See Proscindo. 
PR0SCRIB5 (pro & scribo), is, psi, ptum, 
a. 3. to publish any thing by writing, 
dvaypatpw, anoypdtpoi. Cic. calendas. 
Id. auctionem. Id. legem. — Also, 
with an acc. and infin. following. Cic. 
Senatnm velle se frequentem esse, pro- 
scribi jussit. — Also, to declare publicly. 
Sueton. collegam Bithynicam reginam. 
-ir Also, to offer or post up in writing 
any thing £0 be sold, let or sold by auction; 
to advertise. Cic. insulam. Id. bona. 
Id. funduin. Plin. Ep. Proscribebatur 
domus, sen quis emere, sen quis con- 
d lice re vellet. -IT Also, to declare or 
publish in writing that one’s lands, houses, 
&c. are forfeited. Cic. aliquem, h. c. to 
confiscate one’s property, seize one’s es¬ 
tate. Id. Pompeium, h. e. to confiscate 
the estates acquired to the state by Pom- 
pey. Id. Agr. 3, 4. Vicinos proscripsit, 
h.e. agros vicinorum. Id. possessiones. 
-11 Also, to proscribe or outlaw one, 
doom to death and confiscation of properly, 
publish in writing by hanging up a tablet 
that one’s life and property arc forfeited. 
Cic. hominem. — Figur. Pctron. dig¬ 
nitatem, h. e. to bring into bad repute, 
make suspected by the people. 
PRQSCRTPTI 8 (proscribe), onis, f. ajrnb- 
lishing in writing. — Hence, a posting 
up in writing or proclaiming of a thing to 
be sold, draypaijii], irpoypu<pi;. Cic. - 
11 Also, a prescription or outlawry; a 
dooming to death and confiscation. Cic. 
PR 0 SCR 1 PT 0 R (Id.), oris, m. onetliatpro- 
2 scribes or outlaws, trnoypaibevs. Plin. 
PRoSCRIPTiRIS (desiderat. of proscri- 
1 bo), is, n. 4. to desire or lung to proscribe. 
PRGSCRIPTOS, a, um. See Proscribo. 
PR5SEC5 (pro & seco), as, cui, ctum, a. 
I. to cut off or cut off from before. Apul. 
liasum, aures. Particularly, at a sacri¬ 
fice, to cut off the part that is to be offered. 
Hence it may also be rendered, to sacri¬ 
fice. Liv. exta. — Hence, Varr. Prosec- 
tum, and, plur. Ovid. Prosecta, li. e. 
that which is cut off for a sacrifice, the 
entrails of a victim, otherwise called 
prosicia. -11 Also, to cut, cut inpieces, 
as in ploughing. Plin. Ep. solum. 
PR 0 SECR 8 (pro & sacro), as, a. 1. to sac- 
3 rifice. Lactant. 
PRoSeCTX, orum, n. See Proseco. 
PROStCTdR (proseco), oris, m. one who 
3 cuts up. Tertull. 
PRoSeCTOS (Id.), us, m. a cutting or 
3 slashing, a cut, stroke. Apul. — Also, 
a bite. Apul. 
PRoSECuTIS, or PRoSEQUuTIS (pro- 
3 sequor), onis, f. an attending or accompa¬ 
nying, a/coXovSia. Cod. Theud. 
PRoS£CuT 8 R, and PRoSEQUOTSIl 
3 (Id.), oris, m. an accompanier, compan- 
' ion, attendant. Pandect. 
jPRoSiiCOToRIfiS (prosecutor), a, um, 
3 adj. relating to attending or accompany¬ 
ing. Cod. Just. Prosecutoria, sc. epis- 
tola, h. e. an order authorizing the remov¬ 
al of money by the hand of the bearer. 
PRoSEDA (pro & sedeo), re, f. a common 
o prostitute, a harlot. Plaut. 
PROSEDAMUM (unc.), i, n. h. e. pigri- 
tia equorum in coitu. Plin. 
PR5Sf.JL.yTCS (npoofiXvms), i, m. a new 
3 comer. Hence, one that has abandoned 
heathenism and embraced the Jewish reli¬ 
gion, a proselyte. Tertull. 
PRoSeMINS (pro & semino), as, avi, 
1 atum, a. I. to sow about, or, simply, to 
sow, Siaenrdpu). Cic. — Figur. to dis¬ 
seminate, propagate. ' Cic. Familire pro- 
seminat® sint, h. e. ortre. 
PROSeNTIB (pro & sentio), is, si, sum, 
3 a. 4. to find out or perceive before¬ 
hand. Plaut. 
PR 0 SEQU 8 R (pro & sequor), eris, cutu 3 
or quutus sum, dep. 3. to follow after, 
follow, go with, accompany, attend, nara- 
Kti\ov$sb), nepie-noixai. Cic. and Cces. 
aliquem. — Also, of inanimate things. 
Virg. Ventus prosequitur euntes. Ta¬ 
cit. Cattos saltus Hercynius prosequi¬ 
tur simul atque deponit, li. e. extends as 
far as their country, and then ceases. 
Cic. Existimatio usque ad rogum eum 
prosequitur. Hence, Id. Exsequias 
prosequi, h. e. to attend at one’s funeral, 
to follow to the grave. So, also, Pctron. 
defunctum. Hence, of an old man who 
is going to the grave. Senec. Yidetur 
mihi prosequi se, h. e. to attend himselj 
to the grave as it were. Cic. Sono sub- 
rustico prosequebatur atque imitabatur 
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