praeparo

Latin

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Etymology

prae +‎ parō (prepare)

Pronunciation

Verb

praeparō (present infinitive praeparāre, perfect active praeparāvī, supine praeparātum); first conjugation

  1. to get ready, prepare
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.24.27:
      Praeparā foris opus tuum, et dīligenter exercē agrum tuum: ut posteā aedificēs domum tuam. (imperative)
      • 1752 translation by Douay-Rheims, Challoner rev.
        Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.

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References

  • praeparo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praeparo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praeparo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to speak extempore: subito, ex tempore (opp. ex praeparato) dicere