verb transitive

prō-flo

2nd PP prō-flāre · 3rd PP prō-flāvi · 4th PP prōātum · conj. 1st

to blow forth; breathe out

to blow forth, breathe out.

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Lit. (poet.): leo proflat ferus ore calores, Q. Cic. poët. ap. Aus. Ecl.: flammas, Ov. F. 1, 573; Val. Fl. 7, 571: pectore sanguineos rivos, Stat. Th. 11, 266.—

to melt; liquefy by extension

Transf., to melt, liquefy by blowing (postAug.): massa proflatur in primis, mox in proflatum additur, etc., Plin. 34, 9, 20, § 97. —

to blow; breathe out figuratively •

Trop., to blow or breathe out (poet. and post-Aug.): noctem Tartaream pectore, Val. Fl. 6, 435: toto proflabat pectore somnum, i.e. was snoring, Verg. A. 9, 326: iras, i.e. to puff and blow, to fret, fume, Plin. 8, 4, 5, § 9.—

To puff out •

To puff out: nares, App. M. 7, p. 193, 29.

Perseus ID: n38631 Key: proflo