prōdĕo, ĭi, ĭtum, īre (lengthened anteclass. form, prodinunt, for prodeunt, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 229 Müll.; post-class., prodient, for prodibunt, Lact. 7, 16 fin.), v. n. [pro-eo], to go or come forth (class.; cf.: proficiscor, progredior).
I Lit.: prodinunt famuli, Enn. l. l.: prodi atque ostium aperi, Plaut. Aul. 2, 6, 1: foras, to come out of doors , id. Poen. 5, 2, 158; Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 353; Phaedr. 2, 4, 22: nemon' huc prodit? Ter. Phorm. 152: in conspectum, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 84: ex portu, Caes. B. C. 3, 7: in aciem, Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 5: ad colloquium, Caes. B. G. 5, 26: in publicum, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 7: obviam alicui, to go to meet one , id. Mur. 33, 68: in contionem, Nep. Them. 1, 3: in scenam, to come upon the stage , make one's appearance , id. ib. praef.; Cic. Off. 1, 35, 129; Suet. Ner. 20.—Of soldiers in battle: in proelium, Caes. B. C. 3, 86: in aciem, Hirt. B. G. 8, 8: in hostem, Luc. 7, 231.—With simple abl.: utero matris prodire, Ov. F. 1, 33: foribus, id. Am. 3, 11, 13: tumulo, id. R. Am. 253.—
B Transf.
1 Of plants, to come forth , spring or grow up , appear : ea seges serius prodit, Varr. R. R. 1, 45: prodeuntia semina, Col. 11, 3, 9; Pall. 1, 6, 18: herba, Ov. F. 1, 154.—
2 Of elevations, to stand out , project : et immodico prodibant tubere tali, Ov. M. 8, 808; Plin. 9, 25, 41, § 80.—
II Trop.
A To come forth , show itself , appear (class.): novae quae prodeunt comoediae, Plaut. Cas. prol. 9: Juppiter certo prodit in tragoedia, id. Am. prol. 93: quae si prodierit, atque cum prodierit— scio enim proditurum esse—audiet, Cic. Rosc. Am. 35, 100: si haec consuetudo prodire coeperit, id. Div. in Caecil. 21, 68: cum tot prodierint colores, have come up , become the fashion , Ov. A. A. 3, 171: cultus et ornatus variis prodisse capillis Obfuit, id. F. 4, 309: tu cum, projectis insignibus, prodis ex judice Dama Turpis, etc., become manifest , turn out to be , Hor. S. 2, 7, 54: juvenum prodit Publica cura, id. C. 2, 8, 7.—
B To go forwards , advance , proceed (class.): est quadam prodire tenus, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 32: prodire sumptu extra modum, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 140: prodeuntibus annis, with advancing years , in the course of time , Petr. 25.— Impers. pass. : ne ad extremum prodeatur, Cic. Inv. 1, 20, 29.