prae-căvĕo v. a. and n. to guard against beforehand; to guard against; seek to avert; obviate; prevent prae-cēdo v. a. and n. to go before; precede; to surpass; outstrip; outdo prae-cĕler adj. very swift; quick prae-cĕlĕro v. a. and n. to hasten before; in advance; Neutr prae-cellens P. a. praecellentĭa excellence praecellĕo prae-cello v. a. and n. to rise above; to surpass; excel; Neutr; To distinguish one's self prae-celsus adj. very high; lofty praecentĭo a singing; playing before; a prelude praecento to sing before; to offer consolation in song praecentor a leader praecentōrĭus adj. belonging to a prelude praeceps adj. headforemost; headlong; downhill; steep; Subst praeceptĭo A taking beforehand; a receiving in advance; The right of receiving in advance;… praeceptīvē adv. praeceptīvus adj. preceptive; didactic; preceptively; didactically praecepto v. freq. a. to prescribe often praeceptor One who seizes beforehand; an anticipator; A commander; ruler; A teacher praeceptōrĭus praeceptrix a preceptress praeceptum praeceptus prae-cerpo v. a. To pluck; break off; gather before; before the time; to pluck beforehand; praecerptus prae-certātĭo praecessor A predecessor; A superior in rank praecĭa a public crier; herald praecĭa Praecĭānus adj. praecīdānĕus adj. that is slaughtered; sacrificed before; a preliminary festival praecīdārĭus adj. prae-cīdo v. a. to cut off in front;; to cut off; gen. of person; To cut through; cut up praecinctĭo a girding about; a girdle; the broad landing-place; lobby around the amphitheat… praecinctōrĭum a girdle; apron praecinctūra a girding; girdle; N. cr praecinctus praecinctus a girding; a dressing; dress prae-cingo v. a. to gird about; to gird; to gird one's self; to those more girded up; to more ra… prae-cĭno v. n. and a. Neutr; to sing; play before; to utter an incantation; To foretell praecĭpes praecĭpĭens subst prae-cĭpĭo v. a. to take; seize beforehand; to get; receive in advance; to receive praecĭpĭtanter adv. praecĭpĭtantĭa a falling headlong; a rapid fall praecĭpĭtātĭo a falling headlong; headlong hurry; inconsiderate haste praecĭpĭtātor a destroyer; overthrower praecĭpĭtĭum a steep place; an abrupt descent; a precipice; a falling headlong; a falling do… praecĭpĭto v. a. and n. to throw; cast down headlong; to precipitate; hurl; dash against praecĭpŭē adv. praecĭpŭus adj. that is taken before other things; Particular; peculiar; especial; that is rece… praecīsē adv. praecīsĭo A cutting off; the piece cut off; a cut; cutting; a breaking off abruptly praecīsum P. a. praecīsūra a cutting; cut; paring praecīsus P. a. praeclāmĭtātor prae-clāmo v. n. to call out beforehand praeclārē adv. prae-clārĕo v. n. to shine forth praeclārĭtas excellence praeclārĭter adv. prae-clārus adj. very clear; very bright; very beautiful; magnificent; honorable praeclāvĭum the part of the dress before the purple stripe prae-clūdo v. a. to shut to; to close; to forbid access to; To shut up; off prae-clŭĕo v. n. to be very famous; renowned praeclŭis adj. very celebrated praeclŭo praeclūsĭo a shuting; damming up; a reservoir praeclūsor one that shuts up;; a hinderer; precluder praeclūsus praeco a crier; herald; a publisher praecoctus prae-coepi v. a. to begin before praecōgĭtātĭo a thinking; considering beforehand; forethought; precogitation prae-cōgĭto v. a. to think upon; ponder; consider beforehand; to premeditate; precogitate praecognĭtĭo foreknowledge; precognition praecognĭtŏr he who knows beforehand prae-cognosco v. a. to foreknow; foresee prae-cŏlo v. a. To cultivate beforehand; To honor; esteem; revere beforehand; highly ornamented prae-commŏdo v. a. to advance as a loan; to give as a favor prae-commŏvĕo v. a. to move greatly prae-compŏsĭtus composed; prepared beforehand prae-concinnātus arranged; prepared beforehand prae-condĭo v. a. to season beforehand prae-condĭtus prearranged praecōnĭālis adj. to be praised; commended; that which ought to be honored; honorably praecōnĭātĭo high commendation Praecōnīnus a Roman surname praecōnĭum praecōnĭus adj. belonging to a; public crier; the office; business of a public crier; Subst praecōnor v. dep. n. to perform the office of public crier; herald; to herald; proclaim; to praise prae-conspĭcābĭlis adj. very remarkable; wonderful prae-consūmo v. a. to waste; spend beforehand prae-con-trecto v. a. to feel; handle beforehand; in thought praecŏquē adv. prae-cŏquo v. a. To boil beforehand; To ripen fully praecŏquus praecordĭa the muscle which separates the heart and lungs from the abdomen; the midriff; d… prae-corrumpo v. a. to corrupt; bribe beforehand