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prō-rŭo, rŭi, rŭtum, 3, v. a. and n.

  1. I. Act., to cast or tear down in front, to pull down, throw down, hurl to the ground, overthrow, overturn, demolish (class.): his (munitionibus) prorutis, Caes. B. G. 3, 26: vallo proruto, jam in castra proclium intulerat, Liv. 4, 29; Curt. 4, 13, 26; columnam, Hor. C. 1, 35, 14: Albam a fundamentis, to raze to the ground, Liv. 26, 13: vallum in fossas, id. 9, 14; 9, 37: terrae motus montes, id. 22, 5: terrae motibus prorutae domus, thrown down, Tac. A. 12, 43: prorutae arbores, id. ib. 2, 17: proruere ac profligare hostem, to overthrow, id. H. 3, 22.
    With se, to rush out, hurry forth (poet.): foras simul omnes proruunt se, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 51: prorutus tumulo cinis, Sen. Troad. 648.
  2. II. Neutr.
    1. A. To rush forth, to rush or fall upon an enemy: ex parte, quā (dextrum cornu) proruebat, Caes. B. C. 3, 69: proruere in hostem, Curt. 4, 16, 6; cf. Gell. 1, 11, 2.
    2. B. To tumble down (post-Aug.): motu terrae oppidum proruit, Tac. A. 15, 22.