verb
prae-tĕro
Meaning
- to rub off
prae-tĕro, trīvi, 3, v. a.,
I. to rub off or wear down in front (ante-class. and in postAug. prose):
anum lima praeterunt, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 9; Plin. 11, 37, 63.—II. To rub down beforehand:
oleum amygdali amari praetritum, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 17, 169.