praesto2
prae-stō
itī, itus
(P. fut. praestatūrus), āre, to
stand out, stand before, be superior, excel, surpass, exceed, be excellent: suos inter aequalīs: civitas hominum multitudine
praestabat, Cs.: sacro, quod praestat,
peracto, Iu.: probro atque petulantiā
maxume, to be pre-eminent, S.: virtute
omnibus, Cs.: quā re homines bestiis
praestent: pingendo aliis: praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi
vitae, N.: quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,
L.: virtute ceteros mortales, L.: gradu honoris nos, L.: imperatores
prudentiā, N.—Impers. with
subject-clause, it is preferable, is better: sibi praestare,
quamvis fortunam pati, quam interfici, etc., Cs.: mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati: motos praestat componere
fluctūs, V.—To become surety for, answer for,
vouch for, warrant, be responsible for, take upon oneself: ut
omnīs ministros imperi tui rei p. praestare videare: ut nihil in
vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, i. e. that we
have nothing to answer for if free from guilt: impetūs
populi praestare nemo potest, answer for the outbreaks of the people:
emptori damnum praestari oportere, compensation
ought to be made: nihil, be responsible for nothing:
quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, what none
could guaranty against: tibi a vi nihil, give no
guaranty against: meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,
warrant, Iu.: quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum
fore, cum, etc.?: Illius lacrimae praestant Ut veniam culpae non
abnuat Osiris, insure, Iu.—To fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform,
execute: in pugnā militis officia, Cs.:
amicitiae ius officiumque: praestiti, ne quem pacis per me
partae paeniteat, have taken care, L.: quamcumque
ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo, will keep the promise: ei fidem, L.: mea tibi fides
praestabitur: pacem cum iis populus R. praestitit, maintained, L.:
argenti pondo bina in militem, pay as ransom, L.:
tributa, pay, Iu.: triplicem
usuram, Iu.—To keep, preserve, maintain, retain: pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem p. debuisse: nepotibus
aequor, O.: omnīs socios salvos praestare
poteramus: Incolumem me tibi, H.—To show, exhibit, prove,
evince, manifest, furnish, present, assure: mobilitatem equitum
in proeliis, Cs.: in iis rebus eam voluntatem:
consilium suum fidemque: honorem debitum patri: senatui sententiam, to
give his vote: terga hosti, i. e. flee, Ta.: voluptatem sapienti, assure: praesta te
eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc.: teque praesta constanter
ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae, show thyself constant, O.: vel magnum praestet Achillen, approve himself a great Achilles, V.