promitto

ex voluntate Sullae omnia se facturum esse promisit
he promised that he would do all things according to the wish of Sulla

prōmittō, mīsī, missus, 3, a.: to let go, send forth or down; promise, 4.228; vow, pledge, 2.96; p., prōmissus, a, um, promised, betrothed, 12.31.

prō-mitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (sync. forms: promisti for promisisti, Ter. Ad. 940; Cat. 110, 3: promisse for promisisse, id. 110, 5: promissem, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 12 (1098); archaic inf. pass. promittier, id. ib. 4, 8, 32 (873)), v. a.

• I Lit., to let go forward, to send or put forth, to let hang down, let grow, etc. (rare; not in Cic.): ramos vel ferro compescunt vel longius promittunt, suffer to grow longer, Col. 5, 6, 11.—Reflex., to grow: nec ulla arborum avidius se promittit, Plin. 16, 26, 44, § 107.—Of the hair, the beard, to let hang down, let grow: satis constat multos mortales capillum ac barbam promisisse, Liv. 6, 16, 4; 5, 41; cf.: pogoniae, quibus inferiore ex parte promittitur juba, Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.—Transf.: (Sonus lusciniae) promittitur revocato spiritu, is drawn out, prolonged, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82; Gallia est longe et a nostris litoribus huc usque promissa, Mel. 1, 3; v. infra, P. a.—
• II Trop., of speech.
• • A To say beforehand, to forebode, foretell, predict, prophesy (very rare): praesertim cum, si mihi alterum utrum de eventu rerum promittendum esset, id futurum, quod evenit, exploratius possem promittere, Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 5: ut (di) primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis, id. Div. 2, 17, 38.—Of signs or omens, to forebode, portend: pari in meliora praesagio in Caesaris castris omnia aves victimaeque promiserant, Flor. 4, 7, 9: promittunt omina poenas, Val. Fl. 6, 730: clarum fore (Servium) visa circa caput flamma promiserat, Flor. 1, 6, 1; 1, 7, 9.—Also, in gen., to denote beforehand: stella ... vindemiae maturitatem promittens, Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 309.—
  • B To promise, hold out, cause to expect, give hope or promise of, assure (class. and freq.; syn.: polliceor, spondeo, recipio), constr. with acc., an object-clause, or de: domum, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 28 (184): sestertia septem, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 81: carmen, id. Epod. 14, 7, dona, Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 7: auxilium alicui, id. M. 13, 325: opem, id. F. 5, 247: salutem, Luc. 4, 235: ea quae tibi promitto ac recipio, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 5: si Neptunus quod Theseo promiserat, non fecisset, id. Off. 1, 10, 32: dii faxint, ut faciat ea quae promittit! id. Att. 16, 1, 6.— With inf. (usu. fut. inf.): promitto, recipio, spondeo, C. Caesarem talem semper fore civem, qualis hodie sit, Cic. Phil. 5, 18, 51; cf.: promitto, in meque recipio fore eum, etc., id. Fam. 13, 10, 3: quem inimicissimum futurum esse promitto et spondeo, id. Mur. 41, 90: surrepturum pallam promisit tibi, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 80 (930); id. Aul. 2, 2, 42 (219); cf. id. Men. 5, 4, 6 (894): promisit Apollo Ambiguam tellure novā Salamina futuram, Hor. C. 1, 7, 28; id. S. 1, 6, 34.—With inf. pres.: si operam dare promittitis, Plaut. Trin. prol. 5; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 79 (920); id. Rud. 2, 6, 56 (540): magorum vanitas ebrietati eas resistere promittit, Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 124; cf.: se remedium afferer tantamque vim morbi levaturum esse promisit, Curt. 3, 6, 2 monstrare, Amm.22, 7, 5: promittere oratorem, to give promise of becoming, Sen. Contr. 4, 29, 10; cf.: per ea scelera se parricidam, excite fears lest he become, Quint. Decl. 1, 6: me Promisi ultorem, Verg. A. 2, 96.—With de: de alicujus voluntate promittere, Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1: de me tibi sic promitto atque confirmo, me, etc., id. ib. 3, 10, 1; Hor. S. 1, 4, 103: promittere damni infecti, i. e. to promise indemnification for, become answerable for the possible damage, Cic. Top. 4, 22.—
  • C With ut and subj.: promiserat ut daret, Vulg. 2 Par. 21, 7.—Of things: terra ipsa promittit (aquas), gives promise of, leads one to expect water, Plin. 31, 3, 27, § 45: debet extremitas (picturae) sic desinere, ut promittat alia post se, to lead one to suppose, to suggest, id. 35, 10, 36, § 68; Sen. Hippol. 569.—
  • • 2 In partic.
    • • a To promise to come, to engage one's self to meet any one, to dine, sup, etc., Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 19 (472) sq.; 4, 2, 16 (594): ad fratrem, Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 27: ad cenam mihi, Phaedr. 4, 23, 15; Petr. 10; so, tibi me promittere noli, to expect me, Ov. M. 11, 662.—
      • b To promise something to a deity, i. e. to vow: donum Jovi dicatum atque promissum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 184: nigras pecudes Diti, Tib. 3, 5, 33; Juv. 13, 233; Petr. 88; Flor. 1, 11, 4.—
      • c To offer as a price (post-Aug.): pro domo sestertium millies promittens, Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 3.
• —Hence, prōmissus, a, um, P a.
• • A Lit., hanging down, long; of the hair: coma, Varr. ap. Non. 362, 32; Liv. 38, 17, 3; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 34: Britanni capillo sunt promisso, Caes. B. G. 5, 14; so, capillus, Nep. Dat. 3, 1: barba, Verg. E. 8, 34; Liv. 2, 23, 4: barba omnibus promissa erat, id. 5, 41, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 7; Just. 4, 4, 1.—Of the dewlap: boves palearibus amplis et paene ad genua promissis, Col. 6, 1, 3.—Of the belly: sues ventre promisso, Col. 7, 9, 1.—
  • B Subst.: prōmissum, i, n., a promise (very freq. in prose and poetry; cf. promissio, pollicitatio), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 53, § 139: voto quodam et promisso teneri, id. Att. 12, 18, 1: constantia promissi, id. ib. 4, 17, 1: promissum absolvere, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 1: facere, Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31; 3, 25, 95: exigere, id. ib. 3, 25, 94: ludere aliquem promisso inani, Ov. F. 3, 685.—In plur.: pacta et promissa servare, Cic. Off. 3, 24, 92: illis promissis standum non est, quae, etc., id. ib. 1, 10, 32: promissis manere, Verg. A. 2, 160: promissa firmare, Ov. M. 10, 430: multa fidem promissa levant, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 10: dic aliquid dignum promissis, id. S. 2, 3, 6: quo promissa (Ennii) cadant, i. e. the expectations which he raises, id. Ep. 2, 1, 52: promissa dare, to make promises, Cat. 63, 239; to fulfil, Ov. M. 2, 51.

prō-mitto, mīsī, missum, ere, vorwärts-, vor-, hervorgehen lassen, dah. I) übtr.: A) (nach mitto no. I = faire aller) vorwärtsgehen machen, 1) hervorfließen-, vergießen machen, non est, quod tibi quicquam promisisse lacrimas putes, Sen. contr. 2, 3 (11), 4. – 2) v. Wachstum u. zwar refl. pr. se, hervor-, emporwachsen, nec ulla arborum avidius se promittit, Plin. 16, 107. – 3) v. Dehnen des Tones, dehnen, schleifen, sonus lusciniae promittitur revocato spiritu, Plin. 10, 81. – B) (nach mitto no. II = laisser aller) vorwärts-, lang wachsen lassen, capillum et barbam, Liv., crinem barbamque, Tac.: ramos longius, Colum. – II) bildl., in Aussicht stellen, hoffen lassen, 1) zusichern, zusagen, versprechen, verheißen, geloben (Ggstz. facere, praestare [leisten], observare, negare [ableugnen]), a) übh.: α) m. Acc. rei u. mit u. ohne Dat. pers.: di faxint, ut faciat ea, quae promittit! Cic.: si Neptunus quod Theseo promiserat non fecisset, Cic.: vix videbar quod promiseram praestare posse, Cic.: qui plura promitteret quam praestaret, Iustin.: meque (velim) ea, quae promitto ac recipio, sanctissime esse observaturum, Cic.: bene promittis multa ex multis; omnia incassum cadunt, Plaut.: mox paenitentiā ductus, ut honeste negaret, quod temere promiserat, Iustin.: hoc tibi de plano (ohne Mühe) possum promittere, Lucr.: pr. impigre auxilium, Liv.: auxilium Troiae (Dat.), Ov.: dotem, Curt.: impunitatem, Val. Max.: nunc ingentia, interdum quoque regnum, Curt.: librum, quem prioribus epistulis promiseram, exhibeo, Plin. ep.: non haec mihi litora (diese K., nach der ihr steuert) promisistis, Ov.: nihil ob advocationem dedisse promisisse cavisse, Plin. ep.: alci nummos, Val. Max., ducentos nummos, Plaut.: quinque milia nummûm in alimenta ingenuorum ingenuarumque, Plin. ep.: alci (virgini) nuptias, Sen. rhet.: impensius, quam exigebatur, operam promittit, Curt.: pr. pecuniam, Auct. b. Alex.: pecuniam in portarum ornatum, Plin. ep., ad refectionem Capitolii, Val. Max.: reditus sibi pr. inanes, sich vergebliche Hoffnung auf Rückkehr machen, Ov.: dum septem donat sestertia, mutua septem promittit, Hor.: pr. omnibus quinquagena sestertia, Suet. – v. lebl. Subj., ut alimenta sanis corporibus agricultura, sic sanitatem aegris medicina promittit, Cels.: hoc primum philosophia promittit, sensum communem, humanitatem et congregationem, Sen.: terra aquas promittit, Plin.: perpetuitatem enim urbis, non amissionem hoc facto promiserat (oraculum), Iustin.: ipse quid aura mihi tumulo promittat ab alto prospicio, Ov. – β) mit Acc. pers.: falso tibi me promittere noli, mich (meine Rückkehr), Ov. met. 11, 662: pr. oratorem, ein R. zu werden versprechen (hoffen lassen), Sen. contr. 9, 6 (29), 13: pr. ducem, sich zum F. (gegen die Römer) anbieten, Sen. nat. qu. 3. praef. § 6. – mit dopp. Acc., se socios fugae, Tac. hist. 3, 59: per ea scelera se parricidam, ein V. zu werden befürchten lassen, Ps. Quint. decl. 1, 6: se ultorem, sich als ein R. verheißen, d.i. mit Rache drohen, Verg. Aen. 2, 96. – γ) m. de u. Abl., mit und ohne Acc. rei: quod vitium procul afore chartis atque animo prius, ut si quid promittere de me possum aliud, vere promitto, Hor. sat. 1, 4, 102 sq.: nihil tibi ego tum de meis opibus pollicebar, sed de horum erga me benevolentia promittebam, Cic.: ohne Acc. rei, neque enim mehercule minus ei prolixe de tua voluntate promisi, quam erat solitus de mea polliceri, Cic.: implent enim me bonā spe et iam non promittunt de te, sed spondent, Sen. – δ) m. Genet.: si quis in pariete communi destruendo damni infecti promiserit, Versprechungen wegen (Ersatz) möglichen Schadens gegeben hat, Cic. top. 22: promittentes armorum, Amm. 14, 7, 18 G. – ε) m. folg. Infin.: si quidem operam dare promittitis, Plaut.: ei promisi dolium vini dare, Plaut.: fidentius promittentes latebras monstrare Florentii, Amm. – ζ) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., u. zwar gew. m. folg. Acc. u. Infin. Fut. act.: eum promisisse firmiter dixit sibi sese abducturum a me dolis Phoenicium, Plaut.: promitto tibi, si valebit, tegulam illum in Italia nullam relicturum, Cic.: ex voluntate Sullae omnia se facturum promittit, Sall.: equis se suis stipendia facturos promittunt, Liv.: promitto, recipio, spondeo C. Caesarem talem fore civem, qualis etc., Cic.: quem ita commendo, ut cupidissimum otii, studiosissimum bonorum futurum esse promittam et spondeam, Cic.: de me tibi sic contestans omnes deos promitto atque confirmo me pro tua dignitate... imperatoris suscepturum officia atque partes, Cic. – selten m. folg. Acc. u. Infin. Praes. act., promittebas te os sublinere meo patri, Plaut. merc. 631 (vgl. rud. 540): tepefactum (marrubi sucum) vomicas rumpere, purgare, persanare promittens, Plin. 20, 244: mit folg. Acc. u. Infin. Praes. u. Fut. act. zugl., is non praeceps se, sed strenuum remedium adferre tantamque vim morbi potione medicatā levaturum esse promisit, Curt. 3, 6 (14), 2: m. folg. Acc. u. Inf. Praes. passiv., ut Idibus Septembribus P. Quinctium sisti Sextus Alfenus promitteret, Cic. Quinct. 29: im Passiv m. Nom. u. Infin. Praes. act., Hammonis cornu promittitur (soll) praedivina somnia repraesentare, Plin. 37, 168. – η) absol.: aut facere ingenuae est aut non promisse (= promisisse) pudicae, Catull.: quae autem inconstantia deorum est, ut primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis, Gutes (Glück) verheißen, Cic.: homines non modo promitti sibi... sed etiam large atque honeste promitti volunt, Cic.: si bene (tüchtig) promittent, totidem promittite verbis, Ov.: aliis si laudarent, benignissime promittere, Cic. – b) einer Gottheit geloben, donum Iovi dicatum et promissum, Cic.: pr. templa, Flor.: Laribus cristam galli, Iuven. – c) pr. ad alqm, ad cenam, sich zu jmd. zu Tische ansagen, versprechen (s. Benecke Iustin. 43, 3, 10. p. 484), ad fratrem promiserat, Cic.: ad cenam alio (anderswohin) promisi foras, Plaut.: ad cenam mihi promitte, Phaedr.: heus tu promittis ad cenam nec venis, Plin. ep.: u. so ego illi ad prandium promisissem, ad cenam renuntiassem (abgesagt), Sen. rhet.: simul ad cenam hominem in hortos invitavit in posterum diem. Cum ille promisisset etc., Cic. – d) als Gebot eine Summe zusichern, bieten, pro domo sestertium millies promittens, Plin. 17, 3. – 2) versichern, zusichern = vorhersagen, a) von Pers.: praesertim cum, si mihi alterum utrum de eventu atque exitu rerum promittendum esset, id futurum, quod evenit, exploratius possem promittere, Cic. ep. 6, 1, 5. – b) v. Tieren u. Lebl., vorher anzeigen, pari in meliora praesagio omnia aves victimaeque promiserant, Flor.: stella... vindemiae maturitatem promittens, Plin.: clarum fore flamma promiserat, Flor. – c) v. Wetter, si ab ortu circave surrexit (arcus), serena promittunt, so bedeutet das heiteres Wetter, Sen. nat. qu. 1, 6, 2. – ➳ Synkop. Perfektformen: promisti, Ter. adelph. 940. Catull. 110, 3: Infin. promisse, Catull. 110, 5. – Parag. Infin. promittier, Plaut. Bacch. 873.

prōmittō, (7) mīsī, missum, ĕre,

I pr., ¶ 1 faire aller en avant [rare] : arbor se promittit Plin. 16, 107, lʼarbre se lance, se développe ; sonus promittitur Plin. 10, 28, le son se prolonge ¶ 2 laisser aller en avant : capillum, barbam Liv. 6, 16, 4, laisser croître les cheveux, la barbe ; ramos Col. Rust. 5, 6, 11, laisser pousser les rameaux.

II [fig.] ¶ 1 assurer, prédire [rare] : Cic. Att. 9, 7, 5 ; Fam. 6, 1, 5 ; Plin. 18, 309 || Val. Flacc. 6, 730 ¶ 2 promettre, garantir, assurer : a) aliquid (alicui), qqch. (à qqn) : Cic. Att. 16, 1, 6 ; Off. 1, 32 ; se ultorem Virg. En. 2, 96, sʼengager à être le vengeur || aliquid promittere de se Hor. S. 1, 4, 102, promettre qqch. en sʼengageant personnellement ; aliquid a se Cic. de Or. 1, 111, promettre qqch. de soi-même, de sa propre initiative || aliquid de aliqua re Cic. Planc. 101, promettre qqch. en se basant sur qqch., cf. Fam. 7, 5, 1 || damni infecti promittere Cic. Top. 22, prendre un engagement du chef de (pour) dommage éventuel ; b) [avec inf.] : si operam dare promittitis Pl. Trin. 5, si vous promettez dʼy mettre du vôtre, cf. Pl. Bacch. 920, etc.; c) [avec prop. inf., dʼordin. inf. fut. actif] : Cic. Mur. 90 ; Phil. 4, 110 ; Fam. 13, 9, 3, etc. ; [inf. prés.] Pl. Merc. 631 ; Rud. 531 ; Plin. 20, 244 ; [les deux constr. à la fois] Curt. 3, 6, 2 ; [inf. prés. pass.] Cic. Quinct. 29 ; d) [pass. constr. pers.] aliquid promittitur prædicare Plin. 37, 168, on promet quʼune chose prédit...; e) [abs^t ] faire des promesses : Cic. Div. 2, 38 ; Fam. 7, 5, 1 ; [pass. imp.] cui promissum est Cic. Off. 1, 32, celui à qui on a fait une promesse ; [en part.] ad aliquem promittere Cic. de Or. 2, 27, promettre dʼaller chez qqn, cf. Pl. St. 483 ; ad cenam alio promisi Pl. St. 596, jʼai promis dʼaller dîner ailleurs, chez un autre.

➳ pf. sync. promisti Ter. Ad. 940 ; Catul. 110, 3 ; promisse Catul. 110, 5.

promitto , is, misi, missum, mittere. 3.
抛。尥。許。決言。伸。留。嚇呼。— longius tela 射箭於遠。— barbam 留鬚。— ei ad coenam 許赴其席。— vadimonium 約至限日前來。— damni infecti 約賠所致之害。當後患。— ad fratrem 許赴兄弟之席。Nulla arbor se avidius promittit 無他樹更早結果。

Suggest a Translation
See an image

prō-mittō mīsī

• (prōmīstī for prōmīsistī, T., Ct., prōmīsse, Ct.), missus, ere, to let go, put forth, let hang down, let grow: capillum ac barbam, L. —Fig., to set in view, assure beforehand, foretell, predict: mihi alqd de eventu rerum promittendum: ut (di) primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis.—To set in view, promise, hold out, cause to expect, give hope of, assure: dicebam omnia te promissurum: carmen, H.: opem, O.: ea quae tibi promitto ac recipio: tibi me promittere noli, i. e. do not expect me, O.: domum Iovi promissum, vowed: Laribus cristam galli, Iu.: me ultorem, V.: promitto, spondeo, Caesarem talem semper fore civem, etc.: se remedium adferre tantamque vim morbi levaturum esse promisit, Cu.: de me tibi sic promitto atque confirmo, me, etc.: si quid promittere de me Possum, H.—Ellipt.: qui damni infecti promiserit, i. e. became responsible for possible damage.—To make an engagement, promise to come: ad fratrem: ad cenam mihi, Ph.