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τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόνwhat is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

prō-mōvĕo: mōvi, mōtum (
I pluperf. promorat. Hor Epod. 11, 14: promosset, Ov. Am 2, 9, 17 Jahn), 2, v. a., to move forward, cause to advance, push onward, advance.
I Lit.
   A In gen.: saxa vectibus, Caes B. C. 2, 11: onera, Col. 11, 1, 8; Plin. 19, 5, 23, § 64: assa in alterum apodyterii anguium, Cic. Q. Fr 3, 1, 1, § 2: legiones, Hirt. B. G. 8, 16: castra ad Carthaginem, to move onward, Liv 28, 44 fin.: exercitu in Aetoliam promoto, Just. 14, 1, 6: cornua utrimque (in acie), Quint. 2, 13, 3: scalas et machinamenta, Tac. A. 15, 4 fin.: calculum, to push forward, move, Quint. 11, 2, 38; 11, 3, 113: unum pedem triclinio, to put forth, move from, Phaedr. 4, 23, 28: ibi te videbo et promovebo, will take you along with me, Cic. Att. 4, 12 fin. —
   B In partic., to extend, enlarge. moenia Ostia tenus, Suet Ner 16: imperium, Ov P 2, 2, 72: vires in immensum orbem, id. Am. 2, 9, 17.—
   C Med. t. t., to put out of joint, dislocate, displace: in palmā quoque ossa interdum suis sedibus promoventur, Cels. 8, 18 init.: femur in omnes quattuor partes promovetur, saepissime in interiorem, id. 8, 20 init.—
II Trop.
   A In gen., to bring to pass, effect, accomplish (ante- and post-class.): promovere parum, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 81: aliquis dicat, Nihil promoveris, id. And. 4, 1, 17: meditatio nihil ad vitam tuendam promovens, Gell. 10, 22, 24; cf. in a lusus verbb. with movere se, Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 4.—Absol.: cum in studio facundiae abunde promovisset, Gell. 5, 10, 7.—
   B In partic.
   1    To enlarge, increase: doctrina vim promovet insitam, Hor C. 4, 4, 33; so, promovere aliquem, to advance, prefer, promote (post-Aug.; cf.: perduco, produco, proveho): vetus miles ad eum gradum promotus, Curt. 6, 11, 1: promotus ad amplissimas procurationes, Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 3; Suet. Oth. 1; id. Vesp. 16; Lampr. Elag. 12; 20; Plin. Pan. 90, 6; Vulg. Dan. 3, 97.—
   2    To bring to light, reveal: arcana promorat loco (i. e. ex intimo corde), Hor Epod. 11, 14.—
   3    To put off, defer, postpone: nuptias alicui, Ter. And. 4, 2, 28.—Hence, prōmōtus, a, um, P a.
   A Of time, advanced, i. e. late: nocte promotā, late at night, far into the night, App. M. 4, p. 152, 38; 7, p. 190, 30.—
   B Subst.: prōmōta, ōrum, n., in the lang. of the Stoics, things that are to be preferred, pref. erable things, as being next in degree to absolute good; a literal transl. of the Gr. προηγμέυα, Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 52.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

prōmŏvĕō,¹¹ mōvī, mōtum, ēre, tr.,
1 pousser en avant, faire avancer : turrim, machinationes Cæs. G. 7, 27, 1 ; 2, 31, 2, faire avancer une tour, des machines ; castra Cæs. G. 1, 48, 1, avancer son camp, s’avancer avec son armée ; calculum Quint. 11, 2, 38, pousser un pion