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verb deponent

prae-mercor

2nd PP prae-mercārī · 3rd PP prae-mercātus · conj. 1st
to buy before; beforehand; should forestall the markets •
to buy before or beforehand (ante - class.): praemercatur ancillam senex, Plaut. Merc. Arg. 2, 10; id. Ep. 3, 3, 25: ni pretio minus parcerent, eaque praemercarentur, should forestall the markets, Cass. Hem. ap. Plin. 32, 2, 10, § 20.
Perseus ID: n37728 Key: praemercor