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prae-monstro (old form praemo-stro ,
I.v. infra), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to show beforehand, to point out the way, to guide, direct.
I. In gen. (poet.): “praemonstra docte, quid fabuletur,Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 68: “currenti spatium praemonstra,Lucr. 6, 93: “te praemonstrante,under thy guidance, Stat. Th. 1, 66: “praemostro tibi, ut,I caution you, that, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 61 Brix ad loc.: “quae voluit mihi dixit, docuit et praemonstravit prius,id. ib. 4, 2, 12.—
II. In partic., to denote beforehand, to predict, presage, prognosticate: “magnum aliquid populo Romano praemonstrare et praecinere,Cic. Har. Resp. 10, 21: “ventos futuros, id. poët. Div. 1, 7, 13: hanc suavitatem praemonstratam efficaci auspicio,Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82.
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