prō-turbo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to drive on or forward, to drive forth or away, to repel, repulse (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.).
I Lit.: his facile pulsis ac proturbatis, Caes. B. G. 2, 19 fin. : hostes telis, Liv. 5, 47: apes pigras et ignavas, Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 67: extra tecta proturbantur, Col. 9, 15, 2: aliquem de domo, Ap. Met. 9, 28, 18; aliquem laribus, Claud. in Eutr. 2, 513; Tac. H. 2, 85: hostem Missilibus, Verg. A. 10, 801: hostes hinc comminus, id. 9, 441: in exsilium proturbatus, Just. 3, 4, 12.— Poet.: silvas, to bear down , overthrow , prostrate , Ov. M. 3, 80.—
II Transf.: anhelatum murmur pectore, to send forth , utter , Sil. 5, 605: militum conviciis proturbatus, attacked , assailed , Tac. H. 1, 60: nuncius hunc (Aeolum) solio Boreas proturbat ab alto, drives him from his lofty seat , Val. Fl. 1, 597.