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verb transitive

prae-flōro

2nd PP prae-flōrāre · 3rd PP prae-flōrāvi · 4th PP prae-flōrātum · conj. 1st
to deprive of its blossoms beforehand;
to deprive of its blossoms beforehand; only trop.
To lessen; diminish; tarnish •
To lessen, diminish, tarnish (very rare, and perh. not ante-Aug.): gloriam ejus victoriae praefloratam apud Thermopylas esse, Liv. 37, 58 fin.; cf.: decus praecerptum praefloratumque, Plin. Pan. 58: gaudii fructum, Gell. 14, 1, 36.—
To deflower •
To deflower: vidua venit jam ab alio praeflorata, App. Mag. p. 332, 29.
Perseus ID: n37599 Key: praefloro