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prae-vĕhor , ctus, 3,
I.v. dep. n. and a.
I. To ride, fly, or flow before, in front, or past (not in Cic. or Cæs.): “equites Romani praevecti,who had ridden before them, Liv. 9, 35: “praevectus equo,Verg. A. 7, 166: “praevectus ad Germanicum exercitum,Tac. H. 5, 16: “dum missilia hostium praevehuntur,fly before them, id. ib. 4, 71.—
II. Lit., to rush or flow past: “Rhenus servat nomen, quā Germaniam praevehitur,flows by, Tac. A. 2, 6.—
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 7.166
    • Tacitus, Annales, 2.6
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 5.16
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 1.16.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 35
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