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proelĭāris (prael-) and proelĭā-lis, e, adj. [proelium], of or belonging to a battle (ante- and post-class.): pugnae proeliares, pitched battles, Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 17: acies, App. M. 8, p. 208, 40: proeliares dies appellantur, quibus fas est hostem bello lacessere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 266 Müll.; called also proeliales dies, Macr. 1, 16: proeliaris dea, i. e. Minerva, App. M. 10, p. 254, 21.

proelĭo, āre, 1, v. a. (ante-class.; collat. form of proelior): mortales inter sese pugnant, proeliant, Enn. ap. Non. 472, 31 (Trag. v. 26 Vahl.); cf. Prisc. p. 799 P.—

      1. 2. Impers. pass.: proeliatum est, Just. 19, 1, 9.

proelĭor (prael-), ātus, 1, v. dep. n. [proelium], to join battle, to engage in battle, fight (class.).

  1. I. Lit.: legiones in ipsis fluminis ripis proeliabantur, Caes. B. G. 2, 23: pedibus, id. ib. 4, 2: ad Syracusas, Cic. Div. 1, 25, 53: ita proelians interficitur, Caes. B. C. 2, 42: fortissime proeliando, Hirt. B. G. 8, 19: apes inter se et cum alteris quasi cum exteris gentibus proeliantur, Col. 9, 9, 5; cf. Hirt. B. Alex. 44; Caes. B. C. 1, 78; Just. 2, 11, 11: bella Domini, Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 17 et saep.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. In mal. part.: ex animo proeliabor, App. M. 2, p. 119, 21.
    2. B. In gen., to contend, fight with words: vehementer proeliatus sum, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 1.