prolecto
prolecto, to allure, entice forth, lead on
prōlecto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [prolicio], to allure or entice forth (cf.: illicio, invito).
- I Lit. (post-class.): lacrimae redeunt, prolectante gaudio, Ap. Met. 5, 7, 18; mox prolectante studio, id. ib. 5, 2, 3; 11, p. 259, 33 (not found); aviculae prolectatae verno vapore, id. ib. 11, 7, 15.—
- II Transf., to allure, entice, incite (rare but class.): egentes spe largitionis, * Cic. Fl. 8, 18: praeda puellares animos prolectat, Ov. F. 4, 433: sensus legentium, Vitr. 5 praef.: aliquam veneficiis ad nuptias, Ap. Apol. p. 331, 28: nuptialis gratiae nomine prolectatus, Mart. Cap. 8, § 804.—
- B To provoke: etiamne ultro tuis me prolectas probris? Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 38 (567).
prōlecto, āvī, ātum, āre (Intens. v. prolicio), I) hervorlocken, Apul. met. 5, 7. – II) übtr., jmd. verlocken, locken, reizen, alqm spe legationis, Cic.: alqm probris, Plaut.: puellares animos, Ov.: alqm veneficiis ad nuptias, Apul.: ast aliae (aves), quas nullus amor prolectat edendi, Prud.
prōlectō, (14) āvī, ātum, āre (prolicio), tr., ¶ 1 attirer, allécher, séduire : Cic. Fl. 18 ; Ov. F. 4, 433 || charmer : Vitr. Arch. 5, præf. ¶ 2 provoquer, harceler : Pl. *Bacch. 567.
prōlectō —, —, āre, freq.
- prolicio, to allure, entice forth, lead on: egentīs spe legationis: praeda animos prolectat, O.