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verb transitive irregular

antĕ-fĕro

2nd PP antĕferre · 3rd PP antĕtŭli · 4th PP antĕlātum · conj. irregular
To bear; carry before •
To bear or carry before: ut legum latarum tituli anteferrentur, Tac. A. 1, 8.—More freq.,
to place before; to prefer; give the preference to figuratively •
Trop., to place before, to prefer, give the preference to, aliquem alicui: longe omnibus unum Demosthenem, Cic. Or. 7; so id. Sull. 32; id. Att. 6, 8; id. Fam. 1, 9; 5, 20; 6, 6 al.: cum ipse ceteris esset omni honore antelatus, id. Prov. Cons. 11; Nep. Them. 1, 1.—*
To anticipate; to consider beforehand; to reflect upon
To anticipate: quod dies est allaturus, id consilio anteferre debemus, i. e. to consider beforehand, to reflect upon (in order to diminish the overpowering effect of it), Cic. Fam. 5, 16.
Perseus ID: n2755 Key: antefero