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P / prō-cresco
verb intransitive

prō-cresco

2nd PP prō-crescere · conj. 3rd
v. inch. n.
v. inch. n.
To grow forth; spring up; arise •
To grow forth, spring up, arise, proceed (ante- and post-class.): quattuor ex rebus posse omnia procrescere, Lucr. 1, 715.—
figuratively •
Trop.: vis morbi procrescit, Lucr. 6, 664.—
To continue to grow; to grow up; grow larger
To continue to grow, to grow up, grow larger, increase. *
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Lit.: res progigni et genitas procrescere posse, Lucr. 2, 566.—*
figuratively •
Trop.: qui (amor) si officiorum ratione coleretur, non ultra myrtos laurusque procresceret, Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 2 Mai.
Perseus ID: n38499 Key: procresco