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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction of praehibeō, from prae- (“before”) + habeō (“I have”).
Pronunciation
Verb
praebeō (present infinitive praebēre, perfect active praebuī, supine praebitum); second conjugation
- to proffer, offer
- Synonyms: offerō, expōnō, obiciō, polliceor, afferō, porrigō, prōpōnō, sufferō, prōferō, dōnō, largior, moveō
- to provide, grant, furnish, supply, service
- Synonyms: exōrnō, adōrnō, ōrnō, suppleō, apparō, īnstruō, parō, accingō, suggerō, comparō, afferō
8 CE,
Ovid,
Metamorphoses 1.10–14:
- Nūllus adhūc mundō praebēbat lūmina Tītān,
nec nova crēscendō reparābat cornua Phoebē,
nec circumfūsō pendēbat in āere tellūs
ponderibus lībrāta suīs, nec bracchia longō
margine terrārum porrēxerat Amphītrītē; - No Titan as yet provided light to the world, nor did Phoebe repair new horns in waxing, nor did the Earth hang in the surrounding air, balanced by its own weights, nor had Amphitrite stretched her arms down the far borders of the lands;
- to show, display
- Synonyms: ostendō, ostentō, prōdō, indicō, prōpōnō, expōnō, prōferō, prōtrahō, acclārō, profiteor, vulgō, gerō, praestō, coarguō, fateor
- (reflexive) to show oneself (to be)
Conjugation
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
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References
- “praebeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praebeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praebeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to listen to a person: aures praebere alicui
- to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing: occasionem alicui dare, praebere alicuius rei or ad aliquid faciendum
- to comfort: solacium praebere
- to be serviceable: utilitatem afferre, praebere
- to afford matter for elaboration, embellishment: materiem ad ornatum praebere
- be brave: fortem te praebe
- to give the impression of...; have the outward aspect of..: speciem alicuius rei praebere
- to behave with moderation: moderatum se praebere
- to give audience to some one: sui potestatem facere, praebere alicui
- to judge some one equitably: aequum iudicem se alicui praebere