supereminens

supereminens
sŭpĕr-ēmĭnĕo, ēre, v. a. and n., to overtop, to appear or be above, to rise above ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
(α).
Act.:

victor viros supereminet omnes,

 Verg. A. 6, 857:

umero undas,

 id. ib. 10, 765:

fluctus omnes,

 Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 49:

quas omnes aspis supereminens,

 Amm. 22, 15, 27.—
(β).
Neutr.:

ut olivae premantur et jus superemineat,

 Col. 12, 49, 1; Sen. Q. N. 5, 15, 1:

herba paulum supereminens extra aquam,

 Plin. 26, 8, 33, § 50 (al. semper eminens).—Hence, sŭpĕrēmĭnens, entis, P. a., rising above, prominent; comp., Fulg. Cont. Virg. p. 146. — Sup., Aug. Spir. et Lit. 65.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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