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prae-grĕdĭor , gressus, 3,
I.v. dep. n. and a. [gradior] (class.; syn.: praeeo, antecedo).
I. Lit., to go before or in advance, to precede.
(α). With dat.: “gregi praegreditur equus,Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6.—
(β). With acc.: “praegredi aliquem pedibus,Suet. Tib. 7: “non solum nuntios, sed etiam famam adventūs sui,Liv. 28, 1, 6: “agmen,id. 36, 31, 7; 37, 6, 4: “virum,Just. 24, 3, 4.—
B. To pass by, go past, pass; with acc.: “castra,Liv. 35, 30, 11: “fines,Tac. A. 14, 23.—
II. Trop., to surpass, excel: “aliquem,Sall. Or. ad Caes. 1, 1, 2.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, Philippics, 13.2.4
    • Tacitus, Annales, 14.23
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 35, 30.11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 6.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 1.6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 36, 31
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