I. In gen., to forewarn, to advise, or admonish beforehand, to remind beforehand, to premonish (class.); constr. aliquem with ut or ne, with a simple subj., with quod, with de, aliquid (of a thing): “me, ut magnopere caverem, praemonebat,” Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 23; so with ut, Vell. 2, 57, 2; Suet. Oth. 6: “ut te praemonerem, plurimum tibi credas,” Plin. Ep. 6, 22, 7: “praemonito filio, ne alii crederet,” Just. 12, 14, 7: “praemoneo, numquam scripta quod ista legat,” Ov. Tr. 5, 1, 16: “de impendentibus periculis voce Jovis praemoneri,” Cic. Har. Resp. 5, 10: “conatus hostis,” to warn of, Liv. 33, 20, 12: “caeli varietatem praemonitus,” Col. 11, 2, 1: “praemoniti oraculo,” Plin. 16, 39, 76, § 199: “ut futuri principes praemonerentur, quā viā possent ad gloriam niti,” Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 2.—
II. In partic., of prophecies, to foretell, foreshow, predict (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “futura,” Just. 43, 1, 8: “haruspices praemonuerunt superna vulnera,” Plin. 2, 56, 57, § 147.—
(β).
Of inanimate things, to presage, signify, foreshadow: “ferunt Terribiles tubas auditaque cornua caelo Praemonuisse nefas,” Ov. M. 15, 784: “rutilus (circa lunam) et ventos et imbres praemonebit,” Plin. 18, 35, 79, § 347.—
(γ).
Of animals: “pericula (animalia) praemonent, non fibris modo extisque, sed aliā quādam significatione,” Plin. 8, 28, 42, § 102.—
(δ).
With object-clause: “et vatum timeo monitus, quos, igne Pelasgo Ilion arsuram, praemonuisse ferunt,” Ov. H. 17, 239.—Hence, praemŏnĭtum , i, n., a premonition (post-class.): “praemonita et praecepta,” Gell. 14, 2, 3.
