propugno
propugno, to go forth to fight, sally, make sorties
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propugnandum present passive gerundive singular, present passive gerundive plural, present passive gerundive plural, present active gerund singular, present passive gerundive singular, present passive gerundive singular, present passive gerundive singular of propugno
- I To rush out to fight, go forth to fight, to make sallies or sorties: ipsi ex silvis rari propugnabant, Caes. B. G. 5, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 7; id. B. C. 2, 8.—
- II To fight or contend for, to defend a thing (class.; syn.: tutor, defendo).
- A Lit.: uno tempore propugnare et munire, Caes. B. C. 3, 45: pro suo partu, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 79: multos e muris propugnantes hastā transfixit, Curt. 4, 4, 11. —
- β With dat. (post-class.): propugnare fratri, Ap. Met. 9, 37, 9; puero misello, id. ib. 7, 27, 22.—
- B Trop.: pro aequitate, Cic. Off. 1, 19, 62: pro salute, id. Fam. 11, 16, 2.—With acc. (post-Aug.), to defend: absentiam suam, Suet. Caes. 23: dum quae libidine deliquerant, ambitu propugnant, Tac. A. 13, 31 fin.; 15, 13: pectora parmā, Stat. Th. 2, 584; 4, 110.
I intr., ¶ 1 combattre pour écarter, pour protéger : ex silvis Cæs. G. 5, 9, 6, combattre de lʼintérieur des bois [en lançant des projectiles] ; ex turribus Cæs. G. 7, 86, 5, combattre du haut des tours ; uno tempore propugnare et munire Cæs. C. 3, 45, en même temps repousser les attaques et faire le retranchement ; pro suo partu Cic. Tusc. 5, 79, [en parl. des animaux] lutter pour défendre leurs petits ¶ 2 [fig.] combattre pour, être le défenseur, le champion de : [pro aliqua re ] Cic. Off. 1, 62 ; Fam. 11, 16, 2 || [alicui, alicui rei, pour qqn, pour qqch.] Apul. M. 7, 27 ; 9, 37 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 16.
II tr., défendre, aliquam rem, qqch. : Suet. Cæs. 23 ; Tac. Ann. 13, 31 ; 15, 13 ; propugnatus Quadr. d. Gell. 9, 11, 8 || pectora parmā Stat. Th. 2, 585, couvrir sa poitrine du bouclier.
保護。助。— commoda patriae 勉力存本鄉之益。— pro aequitate 力護公平之事。
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- to go forth to fight, sally, make sorties: ex silvis rari, Cs.—To fight in defence, repel an assault, resist: uno tempore propugnare et munire, Cs.: pro suo partu: multos e muris propugnantes hastā transfixit, Cu.: munimenta, defend, Ta.—Fig., to contend, argue in defence, be a champion: pro illorum famā: pro salute.