proturbo

prō-turbo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to drive on or forward, to drive forth or away, to repel, repulse (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.).

I.

Lit.:

his facile pulsis ac proturbatis,

Caes. B. G. 2, 19 fin.:

hostes telis,

Liv. 5, 47:

apes pigras et ignavas,

Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 67:

extra tecta proturbantur,

Col. 9, 15, 2:

aliquem de domo,

App. M. 9, p. 230, 20:

aliquem laribus,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 513; Tac. H. 2, 85:

hostem Missilibus,

Verg. A. 10, 801:

hostes hinc comminus,

id. 9, 441:

in exsilium proturbatus,

Just. 3, 4, 12.— Poet.:

silvas,

to bear down, overthrow, prostrate, Ov. M. 3, 80.—

II.

Transf.:

anhelatum murmur pectore,

to send forth, utter, Sil. 5, 605:

militum conviciis proturbatus,

attacked, assailed, Tac. H. 1, 60:

nuncius hunc (Aeolum) solio Boreas proturbat ab alto,

drives him from his lofty seat, Val. Fl. 1, 597.