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prae-năto, āre, v. n.
- I. To swim before or in front: praenatans musculus, Plin. 9, 62, 88, § 186: praenatante pisciculo, id. 9, 45, 68, § 146.
- II. To swim or flow by: domos praenatat amnis, Verg. A. 6, 705.