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{{Lewis

|lshtext=<b>prō-cumbo</b>: cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, 3, v. n.<br /><b>I</b> Lit., to [[fall]] forwards, [[fall]] or [[sink]] [[down]], to [[prostrate]] one's [[self]]; of the wounded, the [[dying]], suppliants, etc. ([[class]].; cf.; [[cado]], ruo): procumbunt Gallis omnibus ad [[pedes]] [[Bituriges]], ne pulcherrimam urbem succendere cogerentur, Caes. B. G. 7, 15: genibus, Ov M. 13, 585: ad genua alicujus, Liv 25, 7: ad [[pedes]] alicujus, Gell. 10, 15, 10: [[ante]] [[pedes]], Ov. M. 10, 415; Petr. 30: templis, Tib. 1, 5, 41 (1, 2, 83): qui vulneribus confecti procubuissent, Caes. B. G. 2, 27; so, in genua, Curt. 9, 5, 13: [[Coroebus]] Penelei dextrā Procumbit, Verg. A. 2, 424.—With dat. ([[post]]-Aug.): sibi [[tres]] legiones procubuisse, had yielded, Tac. A. 1, 59: veteranae cohortes, quibus [[nuper]] Othonis legiones procubuerint, id. H. 4, 17.—Poet., to [[fall]] [[upon]], [[attack]], Mart. 1, 60, 3.—To [[lean]] or [[bend]] forwards: olli certamine summo Procumbunt, i.e. [[they]] [[bend]] to [[their]] oars, Verg. A. 5, 197.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., of [[inanimate]] subjects, to [[lean]] forwards, [[bend]] [[down]], [[sink]], to be [[beaten]] or [[broken]] [[down]] ([[class]].): tigna prona ac fastigiata, ut [[secundum]] naturam fluminis procumberent, Caes. B. G. 4, 17: frumenta imbribus procubuerant, i.e. were [[beaten]] [[down]], id. ib. 6, 43: ne gravidis procumbat [[culmus]] aristis, Verg. G. 1, 111: [[ulmus]] in aram ipsam procumbebat, Plin. 16, 32, 57, § 132.— Of buildings: ([[domus]]) in domini procubuit [[caput]], Ov. P. 1, 9, 14: tecta [[super]] habitantes, Quint. 2, 16, 6; Plin. [[Pan]]. 50, 3; Ov. M. 13, 176.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To be [[upset]], [[break]] [[down]]; of a [[vehicle]]: nam si procubuit qui saxa Ligustica portat Axis, Juv 3, 257.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., to [[fall]] or [[sink]] [[down]] ([[poet]]. and [[post]]-Aug.): procumbere in voluptates, to [[sink]] [[into]] sen suality, Sen. Ep. 18, 2: procumbentem rem publicam restituere, sinking, Vell. 2, 16, 4: res procubuere meae, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 2.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> To [[extend]], [[spread]]: [[mons]] [[Haemus]] [[vasto]] jugo procumbens in Pontum, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 45: [[planities]] sub radicibus montium spatiosa procumbit, Curt. 5, 4, 6.

{{Georges

|georg=prō-cumbo, cubuī, [[cubitum]], ere, [[sich]] [[vorwärts]] [[legen]], -[[beugen]], [[sich]] [[ganz]] [[vorlegen]], [[sich]] [[ganz]] [[vorbeugen]], [[sich]] [[niederbeugen]], I) im allg.: A) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig., v. Pers.: [[olli]] certamine [[summo]] procumbunt, [[von]] Rudernden, Verg. Aen. 5, 197 sq.: im feindl. Sinne, v. Löwen, pr. in armos, [[herfallen]] [[über]] usw., Mart. 1, 60, 3. – 2) übtr., v. Lebl.: a) übh. [[sich]] vorneigen, [[sich]] [[zuneigen]], [[secundum]] naturam fluminis pr., v. Brückenpfählen, Caes. b. G. 4, 17, 4: in vicini domum semipedem, v. [[einer]] [[Wand]], ICt. – b) [[von]] Örtl., [[sich]] [[abdachen]], in schräger [[Lage]] [[sich]] [[hinziehen]], [[sich]] [[erstrecken]], [[vasto]] [[iugo]] in pontum, v. einem [[Gebirge]], Plin.: [[planities]] [[sub]] radicibus montium spatiosa procumbit, Curt. – B) bildl., [[sich]] zu etw. [[ganz]] [[hinneigen]], [[sich]] in etw. [[versenken]], in voluptates (Ggstz. abstinere voluptatibus), Sen. ep. 18, 2. – II) prägn., [[vorwärts]] [[niederfallen]], zu [[Boden]] [[fallen]], -[[sinken]], -[[stürzen]], [[sich]] [[niederlegen]] u. dgl., A) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig., v. leb. [[Wesen]]: procumbit [[humi]] [[bos]], Verg.: [[bucula]] procumbit in [[ulva]], Verg.: cum vellet terrā procumbere, Ov.: terrae procubuit, Ov.: [[alces]] procumbunt, Caes. – v. Betenden, Bittenden, procumbit [[humi]] [[pronus]], Ov.: pr. templis, Tibull.: pr. alci ad [[pedes]], Caes., alci ad genua, Petron., ad genua alcis, Liv., genibus, Ov., [[ante]] [[pedes]], Petron.: [[ante]] [[pedes]] alumnae, Ov.: senatu ad [[infimas]] obtestationes procumbente, [[sich]] fußfällig herabließ zu usw., Tac. – v. Verwundeten, vulneribus confectum pr., Caes.: pr. in genua, Curt.: pr. alcis dextrā, Verg.: pr. alci, jmdm. im Kampfe [[erliegen]], Tac. – 2) übtr., v. Lebl.: frumenta imbribus procubuerant, hatte [[sich]] gelegt, Caes. – [[ulmus]] in aram ipsam procumbebat, stürzte, Plin.: [[agger]] in fossam procubuit, Liv.: u. so v. stürzenden Gebäuden, [[super]] habitantes, Quint.: in domini [[caput]], Ov. – v. [[Winde]], [[sich]] [[legen]], Lucr. – B) bildl., in [[Verfall]] [[geraten]], [[sinken]], [[res]] procubuere meae, Ov.: fluentem procumbentemque rem publicam restituere, den wankenden u. hinfälligen, Vell.

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