prōiciō iēcī, iectus, ere
pro+iacio,
to throw forth, cast before, throw out, throw down, throw
: Tu (canis) Proiectum odoraris cibum,
thrown to you
, H.: aquilam intra vallum,
Cs.: infantem provectum in mare proiecerunt,
carried out to sea and threw overboard
, L.: geminos cestūs in
medium, V.—
To throw away, cast out, cast off, let go, abandon
: omnibus proiectis fugae consilium capere,
Cs.: tela manu, V.: tribunos insepultos, L.: qui
servos proicere aurum iussit, H.—
To throw forward, hold out, extend
: hastam, N.: scutum,
hold in front
, L.: proiecto pede laevo,
V.: quo tectum proiceretur,
was extended
.—With pron
reflex., to throw oneself, fall prostrate
: vos ad pedes leonis: sese Caesari ad pedes,
Cs.: ad genua se Marcelli, L.:
se super exanimum amicum, V.: semet in flumen, Cu.—
To cast out, expel, exile, banish
: tantam pestem: inmeritum ab urbe,
O.—Fig.,
to throw away, give up, yield, resign, sacrifice, reject
: pro his libertatem: patriam virtutem,
Cs.: ampullas et sesquipedalia verba,
H.: pudorem, O.: animas,
killed themselves
, V.—
To neglect, desert, abandon
: pati fortunam paratos proiecit ille,
Cs. —
To throw, hurry, precipitate
: in miserias proiectus sum, S.:
in aperta pericula civīs, V.:
vitam suam in periculum: se in hoc iudicium,
thrust themselves
: monent, ne me proiciam,
act precipitately
: in muliebrīs se fletūs,
abandon themselves to
, L.; cf. quae libido non se proripiet ac proiciet occultatione
propositā, i. e.
run riot.—To put off, delay
: ultra quinquennium proici, Ta.
