praecanto

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

prae-canto, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a.

I To foretell , prophesy (ante-class.), Lucil. ap. Non. 102, 9.—

II To enchant , bewitch (postAug.), Petr. 131 (for Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 94, v. praecento.