I.v. a., to draw out, draw forth; to bring, to fetch from anywhere, esp. out of any place (rare but class.).—Constr., usu. abl. w. ex or de of things, with a of persons; poet. and late Lat. with abl. alone, but domo depromere, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155.
I. Lit.: “pecuniam ex arca,” Cic. Off. 2, 15; cf.: pecuniam ex aerario, id. de imp. Pomp. 13, 37, and v. infra, no. II.: “tela pharetris,” Verg. A. 5, 501; cf. “11, 590: gramina loculis,” Ov. F. 6, 749: “Caecubum cellis,” Hor. Od. 1, 37, 5: “cibum servis,” Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 104; cf. id. Curc. 2, 2, 1; id. Truc. 3, 1, 2: “merum Sabinā diotā,” Hor. Od. 1, 9, 7: “condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,” id. Ep. 1, 1, 12.—
B. Transf., comic.: “e promptuaria cella depromi ad flagrum,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 4.—
II. Trop.: “e quibus locis, quasi thesauris argumenta depromerentur,” Cic. Fin. 4, 4 fin.; so with ex, id. de Or. 1, 46; id. Clu. 21, 58; id. Phil. 3, 6, 15 al.: “juris utilitatem vel a peritis vel de libris,” id. de Or. 1, 59, 252; cf.: “de jure civili depromptum,” id. ib. 1, 57, 244; c. abl. alone: “sinu vires,” Val. Fl. 7, 450.
