praetemptans
Dictionary entries
- Entry →praetempto, praetemptare, praetemptavi, praetemptatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pre-test, try out in advance; feel/search/grope out beforehand;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
- L
Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...tenebo: reptet incertus uiae, baculo senili triste praetemptans iter: eripite terras, auferam caelum pater.' Oe. Et ossa..." - L
Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...acuit atque iras parat. ut cepit animos seque praetemptans satis prolusit irae, praepeti cursu euolat, summam citato..."