praestandi
Dictionary entries
- Entry →praesto, praestare, praestavi, praestatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
excel, surpass, be outstanding/superior/best/greater/preferable (to); prevail;; furnish/supply, make available, hand over; tender/offer/present; play part;; apply, bring to bear; fulfill, make good; keep word; be responsible for;; it is better;
gen. sg. fut. pass. part.gen. sg. fut. pass. part.nom. pl. fut. pass. part.voc. pl. fut. pass. part.
Examples
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...viderentur. III. Quamvis autem non tam me vinceret praestandi quod exigebatur fiducia quam negandi verecundia, latius se tamen..."Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...priores principes a singulis rogari gestiebant, non tam praestandi animo, quam negandi. Ex quo intelligi potest, quantae benignitatis..."