prae-nāvĭgo, āvi, 1, v. a. and n., to sail by or past any thing, to sail along (post-Aug.).
I Lit., absol. : praenavigantes adulterae, Sen. Ep. 51, 12; Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 97.—With acc.: praenavigans litus, loca, Mel. 2, 3, 6; Val. Max. 1, 8, 9: oppida praenavigari tradunt, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 146; cf. Mel. 2, 3, 6.—
II Trop., to sail past , to hurry past a thing: praenavigamus vitam, pass , spend , Sen. Ep. 70, 1.