dē-prŏpĕro, āre, v. n. and a.
- I. Neutr., to make great haste, to hasten: cito introite, et cito deproperate, Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 17.
- II. Act., to hasten or accelerate greatly, to prepare hastily (very rare): coronas, * Hor. Od. 2, 7, 24: miserabile humandi munus, Sil. 2, 265.
With inf. as object: sacruficare, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 108.