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proflo

proflo, to blow forth, breathe out

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

prōflō, flāvī, flātus, 1, a.: to blow; breathe forth noisily, by snoring, 9.326.

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proflare Verb: present active infinitive, Verb: present passive imperative 2nd singular, Verb: present passive indicative 2nd singular of proflo

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prō-flo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to blow forth, breathe out.
  • I Lit. (poet.): leo proflat ferus ore calores, Q. Cic. poët. ap. Aus. Ecl.: flammas, Ov. F. 1, 573; Val. Fl. 7, 571: pectore sanguineos rivos, Stat. Th. 11, 266.—
    • B Transf., to melt, liquefy by blowing (post-Aug.): massa proflatur in primis, mox in proflatum additur, etc., Plin. 34, 9, 20, § 97. —
  • II Trop., to blow or breathe out (poet. and post-Aug.): noctem Tartaream pectore, Val. Fl. 6, 435: toto proflabat pectore somnum, i.e. was snoring, Verg. A. 9, 326: iras, i.e. to puff and blow, to fret, fume, Plin. 8, 4, 5, § 9.—
    • B To puff out: nares, Ap. Met. 7, 13, 8.

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