prae-hĭbĕo, ēre (old inf. praehiberier, Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 7 Fleck.), v. a. [habeo] (for praebeo, which is a contraction of it),
to hold forth , offer , furnish , grant , give , supply (Plautinian): vestem, aurum, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 49: alicui cibum, id. ib. 3, 134: alicui locum, id. Merc. 543: alicui operam atque hospitium, id. Pers. 4, 3, 41: verba, to utter , speak , id. Rud. 1, 2, 50.