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prō-mitto , mīsi, missum, 3 (sync. forms:
I.promisti for promisisti,Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 17; Cat. 110, 3: “promisse for promisisse,id. 110, 5: “promissem,Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 12; archaic inf. pass. promittier, id. ib. 4, 8, 32), v. a.
I. Lit., to let go forward, to send or put forth, to let hang down, let grow, etc. (rare; “not in Cic.): ramos vel ferro compescunt vel longius promittunt,suffer to grow longer, Col. 5, 6, 11.—Reflex., to grow: “nec ulla arborum avidius se promittit,Plin. 16, 26, 44, § 107.—Of the hair, the beard, to let hang down, let grow: “satis constat multos mortales capillum ac barbam promisisse,Liv. 6, 16, 4; 5, 41; cf.: “pogoniae, quibus inferiore ex parte promittitur juba,Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.—Transf.: “(Sonus lusciniae) promittitur revocato spiritu,is drawn out, prolonged, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82; “Gallia est longe et a nostris litoribus huc usque promissa,Mel. 1, 3; v. infra, P. a.—
II. Trop., of speech.
A. To say beforehand, to forebode, foretell, predict, prophesy (very rare): “praesertim cum, si mihi alterum utrum de eventu rerum promittendum esset, id futurum, quod evenit, exploratius possem promittere,Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 5: “ut (di) primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis,id. Div. 2, 17, 38.—Of signs or omens, to forebode, portend: “pari in meliora praesagio in Caesaris castris omnia aves victimaeque promiserant,Flor. 4, 7, 9: “promittunt omina poenas,Val. Fl. 6, 730: clarum fore (Servium) visa circa caput flamma promiserat, Flor 1, 6, 1; 1, 7, 9.—Also, in gen., to denote beforehand: “stella ... vindemiae maturitatem promittens,Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 309.—
B. To promise, hold out, cause to expect, give hope or promise of, assure (class. and freq.; syn.: polliceor, spondeo, recipio), constr. with acc., an object-clause, or de: “domum,Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 28: “sestertia septem,Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 81: “carmen,id. Epod. 14, 7, dona, Ov Tr. 4, 2, 7: “auxilium alicui,id. M. 13, 325: “opem,id. F 5, 247: “salutem,Luc. 4, 235: “ea quae tibi promitto ac recipio,Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 5: “si Neptunus quod Theseo promiserat, non fecisset,id. Off. 1, 10, 32: “dii faxint, ut faciat ea quae promittit!id. Att. 16, 1, 6.— With inf. (usu. fut. inf.): “promitto, recipio, spondeo, C. Caesarem talem semper fore civem, qualis hodie sit,Cic. Phil. 5, 18, 51; cf.: “promitto, in meque recipio fore eum, etc.,id. Fam. 13, 10, 3: “quem inimicissimum futurum esse promitto et spondeo,id. Mur. 41, 90: “surrepturum pallam promisit tibi,Plaut. As. 5, 2, 80; id. Aul. 2, 2, 42; cf. id. Men. 5, 4, 6: “promisit Apollo Ambiguam tellure novā Salamina futuram,Hor. C. 1, 7, 28; id. S. 1, 6, 34.—With inf. pres.: “si operam dare promittitis,Plaut. Trin. prol. 5; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 79; id. Rud. 2, 6, 56: magorum vanitas ebrietati eas resistere promittit, Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 124; cf.: “se remedium afferer tantamque vim morbi levaturum esse promisit,Curt. 3, 6, 2 monstrare, Amm. 22, 7, 5: “promittere oratorem,to give promise of becoming, Sen. Contr 4, 29, 10; cf.: “per ea scelera se parricidam,excite fears lest he become, Quint. Decl. 1, 6: “me Promisi ultorem,Verg. A. 2, 96.—With de: “de alicujus voluntate promittere,Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1: “de me tibi sic promitto atque confirmo, me, etc.,id. ib. 3, 10, 1; Hor. S. 1, 4, 103: “promittere damni infecti,” i. e. to promise indemnification for, become answerable for the possible damage, Cic. Top 4, 22.—
C. With ut and subj.: “promiserat ut daret,Vulg. 2 Par. 21, 7.—Of things' terra ipsa promittit (aquas), gives promise of, leads one to expect water, Plin. 31, 3, 27, § 45: “debet extremitas (picturae) sic desinere, ut promittat alia post se,to lead one to suppose, to suggest, id. 35, 10, 36, § 68; Sen. Hippol. 569.—
2. In partic.
a. To promise to come, to engage one's self to meet any one, to dine, sup, etc., Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 19 sq.; 4, 2, 16: “ad fratrem,Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 27: “ad cenam mihi,Phaedr. 4, 23, 15; Petr. 10; so, “tibi me promittere noli,to expect me, Ov. M. 11, 662.—
b. To promise something to a deity, i. e. to vow: “donum Jovi dicatum atque promissum,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 184: “nigras pecudes Diti,Tib. 3, 5, 33; Juv 13, 233; Petr 88; Flor. 1, 11, 4.—
c. To offer as a price (post-Aug.): “pro domo sestertium millies promittens,Plin. 17. 1, 1, § 3. —Hence, prōmissus , a, um, P a.
A. Lit., hanging down, long; of the hair: coma, Varr. ap. Non. 362, 32; Liv. 38, 17, 3; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 34: “Britanni capillo sunt promisso,Caes. B. G. 5, 14; so, “capillus,Nep. Dat. 3, 1: “barba,Verg. E. 8, 34; Liv. 2, 23, 4: “barba omnibus promissa erat,id. 5, 41, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 7; Just. 4, 4, 1.—Of the dewlap: “boves palearibus amplis et paene ad genua promissis,Col. 6, 1, 3.—Of the belly: “sues ventre promisso,Col. 7, 9, 1.—
B. Subst.: prōmissum , i, n., a promise (very freq. in prose and poetry; cf. “promissio, pollicitatio),Cic. Verr 2, 5, 53, § 139: “voto quodam et promisso teneri,id. Att. 12, 18, 1: “constantia promissi,id. ib. 4, 17, 1: “promissum absolvere,Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 1: “facere,Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31; 3, 25, 95: “exigere,id. ib. 3, 25, 94: “ludere aliquem promisso inani,Ov. F. 3, 685.—In plur.: “pacta et promissa servare,Cic. Off. 3, 24, 92: “illis promissis standum non est, quae, etc.,id. ib. 1, 10, 32: “promissis manere,Verg. A. 2, 160: “promissa firmare,Ov. M. 10, 430: “multa fidem promissa levant,Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 10: “dic aliquid dignum promissis,id. S. 2, 3, 6: “quo promissa (Ennii) cadant,” i. e. the expectations which he raises, id. Ep. 2, 1, 52: “promissa dare,to make promises, Cat. 63, 239; to fulfil, Ov. M. 2, 51.
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