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prō-cēdo, cessi, cessum, 3, v. n., to go forth or before, to go forwards, advance, proceed (class.; cf.: progredior, prodeo).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: procedere ad forum, Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 2: illuc procede, id. Capt. 5, 2, 1: a portu, Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 1: ante agmen, Hirt. B. G. 8, 27, 4: nil cum procede re lintrem Sentimus, Hor. S. 1, 5, 20: pedibus aequis, Ov. P. 4, 5, 3: passu tacito, Val. Fl. 5, 351.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. In milit. lang., to go or march forwards, to advance, Caes. B. C. 3, 34: lente atque paulatim proceditur, id. ib. 1, 80; id. B. G. 6, 25: agmen procedit, Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 37; Curt. 7, 3, 19: processum in aciem est, Liv. 25, 21: ipsi jam pridem avidi certaminis procedunt, id. 3, 62, 6.
        Cf. of ships, Caes. B. G. 7, 61; Verg. A. 4, 587.
      2. 2. Of processions, to go on, set forward, move on, advance, etc.: funus interim Procedit: sequimur, Ter. And. 1, 1, 101; Hor. C. 4, 2, 49: tacito procedens agmine, Sil. 7, 91: vidisti Latios consul procedere fasces, id. 6, 443.
    3. C. Transf.
      1. 1. To go or come forth or out, to advance, issue: foribus foras procedere, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 12: castris, Verg. A. 12, 169: extra munitiones, Caes. B. G 5, 43: in medium, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 94: e tabernaculo in solem, id. Brut. 9, 37: in pedes procedere nascentem, contra naturam est, to be born feet first, Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45: mediā procedit ab aulā, Ov. M. 14, 46.
        1. b. In gen., to show one’s self, to appear: cum veste purpureā procedere, Cic. Div. 1, 52, 119: obviam alicui procedere, to go towards, go to meet, id. Sest. 13, 68; cf.: Jugurthae obvius procedit, Sall. J. 21, 1: obviam, id. ib. 53, 5: procedat vel Numa, Juv. 3, 138.
        2. c. In partic., to issue from the mouth, to be uttered: sed interdum voces procedebant contumaces et inconsultae, Tac. A. 4, 60 init.; Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 36.
        3. d. Of stars, etc., to rise, come into view: Ecce Dionaei processit Caesaris astrum, Verg. E. 9, 47: vesper, id. ib. 6, 86.
        4. e. Of the moon, to wax, increase, Pall. 7, 3.
      2. 2. Of plants, to put forth, spring forth, grow (ante-class. and in post-Aug. prose): antequam radices longius procedere possint, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5: plerumque germen de cicatrice procedit, Col. 4, 22, 4: gemma sine dubio processura, Pall. 7, 5, 3; 8, 3, 1 et saep.
      3. 3. Of place, to project, extend: ita ut in pedes binos fossa procedat, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 159: Lydia super Ioniam procedit, id. 5, 29, 30, § 110: promuntorium, quod contra Peloponnesum procedit, id. 4, 2, 3, § 6; Cels. 8, 1.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. Of time, to advance, pass, elapse (class.): ubi plerumque noctis processit, Sall. J. 21, 2; Nep. Pel. 3, 3: jamque dies alterque dies processit, Verg. A. 3, 356: dies procedens, Cic. Tusc. 3, 22, 53: procedente tempore, in process of time, Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 17: si aetate processerit, Cic. Phil. 5, 18, 50: tempus processit, Caes. B. C. 3, 25: procedente die, Liv. 28, 15; Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 8: procedunt tempora tarde, Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 5: incipient magni procedere menses, Verg. E. 4, 12: pars major anni jam processerat, Liv. 3, 37.
    2. B. To come or go forth, to appear, to present or show one’s self (poet. and post-Aug.): nunc volo subducto gravior procedere voltu, i. e. to conduct myself more gravely, to undertake more serious matters, Prop. 2, 10 (3, 1), 9: quis postea ad summam Thucydidis, quis Hyperidis ad famam processit? Petr. 2.
      1. 2. In partic., to go or get on, to advance, make progress (class.; cf. proficio): dicendi laude multum, Cic. Brut. 36, 137: in philosophiā, id. Fin. 3, 2, 6: honoribus longius, id. Brut. 48, 180; cf. id. Har. Resp. 23, 48: ad virtutis aditum, id. Fin. 3, 14, 48: ambitio et procedendi libido, a passion for getting on, for rising in the world, Plin. Ep 8, 6, 3: longius iras, Verg. A. 5, 461: perspicuum est, quo compositiones unguentorum processerint, to what extent, how far, Cic. N. D. 2, 58, 146: ut ratione et viā procedat oratio, id. Fin. 1, 9, 29: eo vecordiae processit, ut, went so far in folly, Sall. J. 5, 2: Adherbal, ubi intellegit eo processum, id. ib. 21, 1; so, processit in id furoris, Vell. 2, 80, 2: eoque ira processit, ut, etc., Liv. 9, 26, 2: ex infimā fortunā in ordinem senatorium, et ad summos honores, Suet. Rhet. 1, 10.
    3. C. To run on, continue, remain: et cum stationes procederent, prope obruentibus infirmum corpus armis, i. e. guard duty returned so frequently as to seem continuous, Liv. 5, 48, 7: ut iis stipendia procederent, id. 25, 5, 8; 27, 11, 14; cf. aera, id. 5, 7, 12.
    4. D. To go on, continue, follow; esp. of speech, etc.: ad dissuadendum, Liv. 30, 35; cf. Plaut. Am. prol. 117: non imitor λακωνισμὸν tuum: altera jam pagella procedit, Cic. Fam. 11, 25, 2.
    5. E. To turn out, result, succeed, prosper (class.): parum procedere, Ter. And. 4, 1, 48; Liv. 1, 57; 38, 7: nonnumquam summis oratoribus non satis ex sententiā eventum dicendi procedere, Cic. de Or. 1, 27, 123: alicui pulcherrime, id. Phil. 13, 19, 40: alicui bene, id. Rab. Post. 1, 1: omnia prospere procedent, Cic. Fam. 12, 9, 2.
      Impers. (cf. succedo): quibus cum parum procederet, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 3; cf.: velut processisset Spurio Licinio, Liv. 2, 44, 1.
      Absol., to turn out or succeed well: mane quod tu occoeperis negotium agere, id totum procedit diem, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 34: ferme ut quisque quidque occoeperit, sic ei procedunt post principia, id. ib. 4, 1, 4: Syre, processisti hodie pulcre, have succeeded finely, Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 22: si processit, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227: quod si consilia Andranodoro processissent, Liv. 24, 26, 5.
      1. 2. To turn out favorably for, to result in favor of, to benefit, be of use to one: totidem dies emptori procedent, Cato, R. R. 148: benefacta mea reipublicae procedunt, Sall. J. 85, 5; Ov. H. 9, 109.
      2. 3. To be effectual: venenum non processerat, Tac. A. 15, 60: medicina processit, Col. 6, 6, 4.
  3. F. To go or pass for, to be counted or reckoned as any thing (anteand post-class.): ut binae (oves) pro singulis procedant, shall be reckoned as one, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 5; Dig. 5, 3, 32: quod ita procedit, si ea, cui donabatur, eum interposuit, ib. 24, 1, 11.
  4. G. To happen, take place, occur (ante-class.): numquid processit ad forum hodie novi? Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 7.
  5. H. To come or proceed from, to be derived from (post-class.): res, quae a sacratissimis imperatoribus procedunt, Cod. Just. 7, 37, 3.
    In part. pass.: in processā aetate, advanced, Scrib. Comp. 100.

2. prōcessus, ūs, m. [procedo], a going forwards, advance, course, progression, progress, process.

  1. I. In gen. (class.): processus dicendi, Cic. Brut. 65, 232: processum vult, the progress of the discourse, id. Or. 62, 210: in Graecis litteris magnum processum habere, Attei. Philol. ap. Suet. Gram. 10: sin in processu coepit crudescere morbus, in its course, Verg. G. 3, 504: amnis, Sen. Ben. 3, 29, 3: pelagi, Rutil. Nam. 1, 439.
    In plur.: tantos processus efficiebat, Cic. Brut. 78, 272: sic tua processus habeat fortuna perennes, Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 25; cf. Juv. 1, 39: aversatio alienorum processuum, Sen. Tranq. 2, 11: inimica semper alienis processibus invidia, success, good fortune, id. Cons. ad Polyb. 9, 4, § 28: queruntur et de consiliis et de processibus suis, of their results, id. Ep. 115, 17: in malis, progress, Vulg. Ecclus. 20, 9.
    1. B. In partic.
          1. (α) The ceremonious appearance of the consul on assuming office, Dig. 24, 1, 41.
          2. (β) The public appearance of the emperor (opp. to recensus), Treb. Pol. Gall. 17, 3.
          3. (γ) An attack: rapidus turmarum, Amm. 19, 2, 6.
  2. III. Transf.
    1. A. A projection, process, Cels. 8, 1.
    2. B. Of time, a passing away, elapsing, lapse (post-class.): ternis dierum ac noctium processibus, Prud. Cath. 7, 121: temporis, Firm. 3, 4; Amm. 14, 1, 2; cf. id. 31, 16, 6; Cod. 31, 2, 3.