(v. a.P. a.adv.) : prōmo, mpsi (msi), mptum (mtum), 3, v. a. pro-emo
* To take, give, or bring out or forth, to produce (freq. and class.; syn.: profero, effero)
* Lit.: si quid tibi opus erit promptu, promito,Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 113: Pa. Prompsisti tu illi vinum? Lu. Non prompsi, id. Mil. 3, 2, 16: pecuniam ex aerario,Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195: signa ex aerario prompta,Liv. 3, 69 fin.: medicamenta de narthecio,Cic. Fin. 2, 7, 22: aurum ex armario,id. Cael. 21, 52: libros inde,id. Fin. 3, 2, 7: vina dolio,Hor. Epod. 2, 47: promptum vagina pugionem,Tac. A. 15, 54 aliquid in usus, Col. 2, 10, 16: se, to come forth or out: laetique cavo se robore promunt,Verg. A. 2, 260: vites promunt se,put forth, shoot out,Col. 3, 12, 1.
* Trop.
* In gen., to bring, put, or draw forth est aliquid, quod non ex usu forensi...sit promendum et assumendum, Cic. de Or 1, 14, 59: loci, e quibus argumenta promuntur,id. Top. 2, 7: nunc promenda tibi sunt consilia,id. Att. 9, 18, 2: promere et exercere justitiam,Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 10: nunc illas promite vires,Verg. A. 5, 191.
* In partic., to bring to light, disclose, utter, tell, express, relate, etc.: percuntanti promere omnia. Plaut. As. 1, 1, 10: rerum ordinem,Vell. 2, 48, 6: magnificam orationem de semet ipso prompsit,Tac. H. 2, 90. verba, quae sensum animi nostri optime promunt, Quint. 8 praef. § 32: animi voluntatem,id. 12, 10, 40: promere aliquid loquendo, id. 2, 16, 15: quid ipse sim secutus promam,id. 7, 1, 3: qui pueris utile carmen prompturus est, wishes to publish, App. Flor. p 358 med.; cf.: insignem attenuat deus, Obscura promens,raising into notice,Hor. C. 1, 34, 14.—Hence, promp-tus (promtus), a, um, P. a., prop. brought to light, exposed to view; hence
* Visible, apparent, evident, manifest (rare but class.): inimicitiam atque amicitiam in frontem promptam gero, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 8, 6 (Trag. v 8 Vahl.): aliud clausum in pectore, aliud promptum in linguā habere,Sall. C. 10, 5: tametsi hoc minime latet, quod ita promptum et propositum est, ut, etc.,Cic. Rosc. Am 40, 118 prompta et aperta, id. Fin. 1, 9, 30: eminentia et prompta,id. de Or. 3, 57, 215: consilia, locos, prompta, occulta noverat,Tac. A. 2, 20.—Sup.: nihil se tam clausum neque tam reconditum posse habere, quod non istius cupiditati apertissimum promptissimumque esset,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 42.
* Transf.
* At hand, i. e. prepared, ready, quick, prompt, inclined or disposed to or for any thing = paratus, expeditus.
* Absol.: laudat promptos, segniores castigat,Caes. B. C. 1, 3: promptissimus homo,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37: cetera, quae tibi a multis prompta esse certo scio, a me sunt paratissima,id. Fam. 4, 13, 6: fidem alicui promptam expositamque praebere,id. Caecin. 27, 78: quorum cognoverat promptam audaciam,Sall. C. 32, 2: quod cuique promptum, arma, equos, aurum offerentes,Tac. A. 1, 71: sagittae,Ov. M. 3, 188: prompta et profluens eloquentia,Tac. A. 13, 3.—Sup., Just. 22, 2, 12.
* Easy, practicable: facilis et prompta defensio,Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 237: moenia haudquaquam prompta oppugnanti,Liv. 23, 1 fin.: regnum,Just. 29, 2, 5: expugnatio,Tac. A. 1, 68: possessio,id. ib. 2, 5: aditus, obvia comitas,id. ib. 2, 2fin.: promptissima mortis via,id. ib. 16, 17: promptum est, with inf., it is easy: sed nec mihi dicere promptum, Nec facere est illi, Ov M. 13, 10; Tac. A. 15, 41.—Hence, adv.: promptē (perh. not ante-Aug.).
* Readily, quickly, without delay, willingly, promptly: dare operam,Tac. A. 15, 52: distribuere pecuniam legatis, Val. Max. 4, 3, 9.—Comp.: promptius adversari,Tac. A. 2, 38: dirumpere imagines (opp. cunctanter),id. H. 1, 55.— Sup.: promptissime adesse alicui,Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 11.
* Easily: promptius expediam,Juv. 10, 220: victoria promptissime licentiam sumministrat,Val. Max. 6, 5, 1.

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