verb transitive

prae-strŭo

2nd PP prae-strŭere · 3rd PP prae-struxi · 4th PP prae-structum · conj. 3rd

to build before; to lay a foundation •

to build before, as a preparation for other buildings, to lay a foundation: praestructa (opp. ea) quae superposita incumbent, Col. 1, 5, 9.—

to build up in front; to block; stop up by extension ••

Transf., to build up in front, to block or stop up, to make impassable or inaccessible (mostly poet.): ille aditum vasti praestruxerat obice montis, Ov. F. 1, 563: hospitis effugio praestruxerat omnia Minos, id. A. A. 2, 21: porta Fonte praestructa, stopped up, id. M. 14, 797; cf.: densato scutorum compage se scientissime praestruebant, Amm. 14, 2, 10.—

to make ready; prepare beforehand; prepares figuratively •

Trop., to make ready or prepare beforehand for any thing: fraus fidem in parvis sibi praestruit, prepares or secures for itself credibility in trifles, Liv. 28, 42, 7: praestruit ad illud quod dicturus est, multa esse crimina in Verre quae, etc., Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 8: tacitas vindictae iras. Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 280: prius agmina saevo praestrue Marti, id. IV. Cons. Hon. 319.—

To arrange; contrive beforehand; whereas •

To arrange or contrive beforehand: cum praestructum utrumque consulto esset, whereas it had all been concerted beforehand, Suet. Tib. 53: id scilicet praestruentes, Amm. 31, 7.—Hence, praestructus, a, um, P. a., prepared: praestructum bellis civilibus hostem, Claud. B. Gild. 285.

Perseus ID: n38023 Key: praestruo