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prō-ruō ruī, rutus, ere,

to rush forth, make an onset, sally: quā (dextrum cornu) proruebat, Cs.: in hostem, Cu.—To cast down, tear down, pull down, throw down, overthrow, overturn, demolish, prostrate: parte (munitionis), quam proruerat, Cs.: vallo proruto, L.: columnam, H.: Albam a fundamentis, raze to the ground, L.: foras simul omnes proruont se, rush out, T.—To fall, tumble down: motu terrae oppidum proruit, Ta.

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