verb transitive

prae-sēmĭno

2nd PP prae-sēmĭnāre · 3rd PP prae-sēmĭnātum · conj. 1st

to sow; plant beforehand

perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to sow or plant beforehand (post-class.).

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Lit.: non nati sunt homines tamquam ex draconis dentibus praeseminati, Lact. 6, 10: vis naturalis, et quasi praeseminata, Aug Gen. ad Lit. 3, 14.—

to lay the foundation for; to prepare for; to undertake figuratively

Trop., to lay the foundation for, to prepare for, to undertake a thing: majora sibi praeseminans, Amm. 30, 2, 1; Ambros. Ep. 5, 3; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 24.

Perseus ID: n37936 Key: praesemino