praemunio

prae-mūniō īvī, ītus, īre,

to fortify in front: aditūs magnis operibus, Cs.: non praemunito vallo, L.—Fig., to fortify, protect, secure: genus (dicendi) praemunitum: ut ante praemuniat, prepare his defences (of an orator).—To set forth as a defence: quae praemuniuntur reliquo sermoni, are premised to anticipate objections: illud praefulci et praemuni, ut, etc., secure beforehand.