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prae-cŏlo

Meaning

  1. To cultivate beforehand

prae-cŏlo, no
I. perf., cultum, 3, v. a.
I. To cultivate beforehand, trop.: animi habitus, ad virtutem quasi praeculti et praeparati, Cic. Part. 23, 80.—
II. To honor, esteem, revere beforehand: nova et ancipitia (i. e. ante tempus opportunum colere), Tac. A. 14, 22.—Hence, praecŭltus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I.), highly ornamented (postAug.): tunc donis sacro praeculta auro, Stat. Th. 2, 298: genus eloquentiae praecultum, Quint. 11, 1, 31.

Quick answers

What does prae-cŏlo mean in Latin?
prae-cŏlo, means “To cultivate beforehand”.