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
- T
Liber XLII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ipsis nulla parata re, ut omnia opportuna loca praeoccupari ante ab eo potuerint, quam exercitus in Graeciam traiceretur..." - T
Liber VIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...animos, dum exspectatione stupent, seu poena seu beneficio praeoccupari oportet. Nostrum fuit efficere ut omnium rerum vobis..."