(prō-, Ct.), fūdī,
fūsus, ere, to pour out, pour forth, shed copiously, cause to flow: sanguinem pro patriā: lacrimas oculis, V.: lacrimae se subito profuderunt, burst forth.—To bring
forth, produce, utter: vocem: clamorem.—With se,
to pour forth, rush forth, throw out: omnis multitudo sagittariorum
se profudit, Cs.: in vitibus ea, quae sese nimium
profuderunt, i. e. have grown too fast.—Fig., to throw away,
spend freely, waste, lavish, dissipate, squander: profundat,
perdat, T.: patrimonia: pecuniam, vitam pro
patriā, sacrifice.—To pour out, vent, expend, be
lavish of, express freely: odium in me: res universas, set
forth all together.—With se, to rush forth, break out: voluptates subito se profundunt . . . universae: si totum se ille in me
profudisset, i. e. had been generous to me: in
questūs flebilīs sese, L.
Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.
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