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prae-vĭans, antis, Part. [vio], going before (eccl. Lat.), Ambros. in Luc. 3, 21.

praevĭātor, ōris, m. [prae-verbum], a precursor, herald (eccl. Lat.), Ven. Fort., v. Hilar. 2, 9.

prae-vĭdĕo, vīdi, vīsum, 2, v. a., to see first or beforehand, to foresee.

  1. I. Lit. (poet.): ictum venientem a vertice, Verg. A. 5, 444: an, quia praevisos in aquā timet hostia cultros? Ov. F. 1, 327: cultri in liquidā praevisi undā, Ov. M. 15, 135.
  2. II. Transf., mentally,
    1. A. To foresee, anticipate, discern beforehand (class.): de re publicā, quam praevideo in summis periculis, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 5: praevisā locorum utilitate, Tac. A. 12, 63: nec praeviderant impetum hostium milites, nec, si praevidissent, satis virium ad arcendum erat, id. H. 4, 15; Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 13; Tac. A. 12, 40: non tantum praevisa, sed subita expedire, id. ib. 14, 55: praevisum periculum subterfugere, Suet. Aug. 10.
    2. B. To provide (late Lat.): quod ne fieret consilio solerti praevidit, Amm. 21, 8, 3.

prae-vincio, nxi, nctum, 4, v. a. (postclass.).

  1. I. Lit., to bind before or in front, to fetter: laqueo praevinctus, Gell. 15, 10, 2.
  2. II. Trop.: ferinis voluptatibus praevinctus, Gell. 19, 2, 3.

prae-vĭrĭdans, antis, P. a. [virido], being very green or verdant; transf., very blooming or vigorous (ante-class.), Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7.

* prae-vĭrĭdis, e, adj., very green: color, Front. Aquaed. 7 dub. (al. perviridis).

praevīsē, adv. [praevideo], according to expectation (opp. inopinate), Aug. in Psa. 63, 7.

praevīsus, a, um, Part., from praevideo.

prae-vĭtĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to corrupt or vitiate beforehand (poet. and in post-class. prose): (gurgitem), Ov. M. 14, 55: ex alio morbo praevitiati, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 15.

praevĭus, a, um, adj. [prae-via], going before, leading the way (poet.): praevius Aurorae, Solis Noctisque satelles, Cic. Arat. ap. Non. 65, 9: nunc praevius anteit, Ov. M. 11, 65: praevia luci Pallantias, id. ib. 15, 190; Stat. Th. 4, 485: cui (luci) praevius est sol, Aus. Idyll. Monosyllab. 12; Lact. 4, 24, 8; Amm. 14, 11, 18.