praeoccuparis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →praeoccupo, praeoccupare, praeoccupavi, praeoccupatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
seize upon beforehand; anticipate;
sg. futperf. act. ind. 2ndsg. perf. act. subj. 2nd - Entry →praeoccupo, praeoccupare, praeoccupavi, praeoccupatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
seize upon beforehand; anticipate;
sg. pres. pass. ind. 2nd - —
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
Examples
Liber XLII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ipsis nulla parata re, ut omnia opportuna loca praeoccupari ante ab eo potuerint, quam exercitus in Graeciam traiceretur..."Liber VIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...animos, dum exspectatione stupent, seu poena seu beneficio praeoccupari oportet. Nostrum fuit efficere ut omnium rerum vobis..."
