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praefloro

praefloro, to deflower beforehand, lessen, tarnish

prae-flōro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [flos],
  • to deprive of its blossoms beforehand; only trop.
      • 1 To lessen, diminish, tarnish (very rare, and perh. not ante-Aug.): gloriam ejus victoriae praefloratam apud Thermopylas esse, Liv. 37, 58 fin.; cf.: decus praecerptum praefloratumque, Plin. Pan. 58: gaudii fructum, Gell. 14, 1, 36.—
      • 2 To deflower: vidua venit jam ab alio praeflorata, Ap. Apol. p. 332, 29.

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