verb transitive

prō-rīto

2nd PP prō-rītāre · conj. 1st

like ir-rito, āre; cf. also ira.

To provoke; cause; produce by irritation

To provoke, cause, or produce by irritation (post - Aug.), Plin. 26, 8, 58, § 90.—

to incite; entice; allure by extension ••

Transf., to incite, entice, allure, tempt (post-Aug.): nisi pretium proritat, Col. 2, 10, 17: quem spes proritat, Sen. Ep. 23, 2: proritat illos rei species, id. Tranq. 12, 5: stomachum varietate aptā ciborum, Scrib. Comp. 104: aliquem ad furias, Arn. 5, 178.

Perseus ID: n38983 Key: prorito