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prō̆-fundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3, v. a., to pour out or forth, to shed copiously, to cause to flow (class.).

  1. I. Lit.: sanguinem suum profundere omnem cupit, dummodo profusum hujus ante videat, Cic. Clu. 6, 18: sanguinem pro patriā, id. Fin. 2, 19, 60; 2, 30, 97: vim lacrimarum, id. Rep. 6, 14, 14: lacrimas oculis, Verg. A. 12, 154; Ov. M. 9, 679; 7, 91; Sen. Med. 541: sanguinem ex oculis, Plin. 10, 60, 79, § 164: aquam, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 29: vinum, id. Curc. 1, 1, 92: vina deo tamquam sitienti, Lact. 2, 4, 13; 6, 1, 5: aquas sub mensas, Plin. 28, 2, 5, § 26.
    With se, to burst or gush forth: lacrimae se subito profuderunt, Cic. Ac. 11, 7, 6.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. To stretch at full length, to prostrate (poet.): cum somnus membra profudit, Lucr. 4, 757: praecipites profusae in terram, id. 6, 744.
        Mid.: profusus, abjectus jacens. Pacuvius: profusus gemitu, murmure, stretched at full length, Paul. ex Fest. p. 228 Müll. (Trag. Rel. v. 321 Rib.).
      2. 2. To pour or cast out, bring forth, produce (class.): posticā parte profudit, Lucil. ap. Non. 217, 16: (puerum) ex alvo matris natura profudit, Lucr. 5, 225: sonitus, id. 6, 401: ignes, id. 6, 210: omnia ex ore, id. 6, 6: pectore voces, to pour forth, utter, Cat. 64, 202: vocem, Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 56: clamorem, id. Fl. 6, 15; id. Leg. 1, 8, 25: voces, Cat. 64, 202: vitia, Suet. Tib. 42: dolorem, Vop. Aur. 1: palmites, Col. 5, 5, 17.
      3. 3. With se, to pour forth, rush forth or out; of bees: cum se nova profundent examina, Col. 9, 3; of archers: omnis multitudo sagittariorum se profudit, Caes. B. C. 3, 93; of luxuriant plants: ea, quae se nimium profuderunt, have shot out, sent out shoots, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88: profundit se supra modum numerus palmitum, Col. 7, 24, 4.
  2. II. Trop., to cast or throw away: ventis verba profundere, Lucr. 4, 931: quae si non profundere ac perdere videbor, Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 17.
    1. B. In partic.
      1. 1. To throw away.
        1. a. In a bad sense, spend uselessly; to lavish, dissipate, squander: profundat, perdat, pereat, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 54; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 67, § 155: patrimonia, id. Cat. 2, 5, 10: pecunias in res, id. Off. 2, 16, 55.
        2. b. In a good sense, to spend, sacrifice: non modo pecuniam, sed vitam etiam profundere pro patriā, Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84.
        3. c. Esp., of life, to yield, give up: animam, Cic. Marc. 10, 32: si pateretur natura, vel denas animas profundere praestabat in pugnā, quam, etc., Amm. 26, 10, 13: spiritum in acie, Val. Max. 6, 3, 3.
      2. 2. To pour out, vent; to expend, exert, employ; to set forth, show, explain: odium in aliquem, Cic. Pis. 7, 16: omnes profudi vires animi atque ingenii mei, id. Att. 1, 18, 2: res universas, to set forth, explain, id. Ac. 2, 27, 87.
      3. 3. With se, to pour itself forth, i. e. to rush forth, break out: voluptates cum inclusae diutius, subito se nonnumquam profundunt atque eiciunt universae, Cic. Cael. 31, 75: si totum se ille in me profudisset, had wholly poured himself out to me, had been liberal, id. Att. 7, 3, 3: in questus flebiles sese in vestibulo curiae profuderunt, Liv. 23, 20, 5.
        Hence, prŏ-fūsus, a, um, P. a.
    1. A. Lit., spread out, extended, hanging down (ante- and postclass.): cauda profusa usque ad calces, Varr. R. R. 2, 5.
      Comp.: equi coma et cauda profusior, longer, Pall. 4, 13.
    2. B. Trop.
      1. 1. Lavish, extravagant, profuse (class.; cf. prodigus): perditus ac profusus nepos, Cic. Quint. 12, 40: reus, id. Verr. 2, 1, 7, § 20.
        With gen.: alieni appetens, sui profusus, lavish of his own, Sall. C. 5, 4.
        With in and abl.: simul ad jacturam temporis ventum est, profusissimi in eo, cujus unius honesta avaritia est, Sen. Brev. Vit. 3, 2.
        Of things abstr. and concr.: profusis sumptibus vivere, Cic. Quint. 30, 93: profusa luxuria in aedificiis, Vell. 2, 33, 4.
      2. 2. In a good sense, liberal (poet.): mens profusa, Stat. S. 3, 1, 91: homo, Mart. 8, 38, 11.
      3. 3. Costly, expensive: amare profusas epulas, Cic. Mur. 36, 76: convivia, Suet. Tit. 7.
      4. 4. Immoderate, excessive, extravagant: profusa hilaritas, Cic. Tusc. 4, 7, 15: genus jocandi, id. Off. 1, 29, 103: cupido, Tac. H. 1, 52.
        Sup.: profusissima libido, Suet. Claud. 53.
        Adv.: prŏfūsē.
      1. 1. Lit., lavishly, extravagantly, profusely (post-Aug.): aedes profuse exstructa, at an immoderate expense, Suet. Aug. 72.
        Sup.: festos et solemnes dies profusissime celebrabat, Suet. Aug. 75.
      2. 2. Trop.
        1. a. In disorder, confusedly: consul obstitit profuse tendentibus suis in castra, Liv. 10, 36.
        2. b. Immoderately, excessively: profuse prolixeque laudare, Gell. 5, 1, 2.
          Comp.: eo profusius sumptui deditus erat, Sall. C. 13, 5.

prŏ-fundus, a, um, adj., deep, profound, vast (class.; syn. altus).

  1. I. Lit.: mare profundum et immensum, Cic. Planc. 6, 15; Curt. 9, 4, 18: per inane profundum, Lucr. 1, 1108: pontus, Verg. A. 5, 614: Acheron, Lucr. 3, 978: Danubius, Hor. C. 4, 15, 21: fornax, Ov. M. 2, 229: valles, Stat. Th. 10, 95: terrae foramen, Just. 24, 6, 9: atque hiavit humus multa, vasta, et profunda, Sall. H. 4, 37 Dietsch: vulnera, Eum. Pan. Constant. 14.
    Sup.: profundissimus libidinum gurges, Cic. Sest. 43, 93.
      1. 2. Subst.: prŏfundum, i, n., depth.
        1. a. In gen.: esse in profundo (aquae), Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 48 4, 23, 64: maris, Suet. Tib. 40; Ov. Hal. 84: immensa ac profunda camporum, Just. 41, 1, 11.
        2. b. In partic.
          1. (α) The depths of the sea, the deep, the sea (class.): ex profundo molem ad caelum erigit, Att. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 35, 89: jecissem ipse me potius in profundum, ut ceteros conservarem, quam, etc., Cic. Sest. 20, 45: profundo Vela dabit, Verg. A. 12, 263: vastum, Val. Fl. 8, 314; Sil. 4, 246: summum, Ov. M. 2, 267: indomitum, id. Tr. 1, 11, 39: pater ipse profundi, i.e. Neptune, Val. Fl. 2, 606: genitor profundi, Ov. M. 11, 202: Pamphylium, Col. 8, 16, 9: profundi imperium, Juv. 13, 49; Hor. C. 4, 4, 65; Ov. H. 18, 89; id. M. 5, 439; 11, 197.
          2. (β) In comic. lang., an abyss, meaning the stomach, in a lusus verbb. with fundus, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 79.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Thick, dense (poet. and in post-class. prose): Erebi nox, Verg. A. 4, 26: silvae, Lucr. 5, 41; Curt. 7, 7, 4: ursi villis profundioribus, Sol. 26.
      2. 2. Like altus, high (poet.): caelum profundum, Verg. G. 4, 222: caelum, id. E. 4, 51; id. A. 1, 58; Val. Fl. 7, 478: altitudo, Liv. 38, 23; Tac. A. 2, 61.
        1. b. Subst.: prŏfundum, i, n., height: altum caeli, Manil. 5, 719.
      3. 3. In a great quantity, copious, unlimited, without stint (poet.): merum, Stat. Th. 5, 262.
      4. 4. Of the underworld, infernal (poet.): Manes, Verg. G. 1, 243: Chaos, Val. Fl. 7, 401: Juppiter, i. e. Pluto, Stat. Th. 1, 615: Juno, = Proserpina, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. Deep, bottomless, profound, boundless, immoderate (class.): profundae libidines, Cic. Pis. 21, 48: avaritia, Sall. J. 81, 1: cupido imperii et divitiarum, id. H. 4, 61, 5: vitia animi, Plin. 30, 2, 5, § 14: cupiditas confundendi omnia, Vell. 2, 125, 2: securitas, Gell. 1, 15, 2: otium, Nazar. Pan. Constant. 35: profundissimā pace florere (= summā), Mamert. Pan. Maxim. 14: caedes, Stat. Th. 10, 831: tempestas, id. Achill. 1, 45: gula, Suet. Vit. 13: venter, Curt. 10, 2, 26: immensusque ruit profundo Pindarus ore, i.e. with inexhaustible copiousness of expression, Hor. C. 4, 2, 7: scientia, Macr. S. 3, 2, 7: cum me somnus profundus in imum barathrum demergit, App. M. 2, p. 125 fin.: in profundam ruinam cupidinis se praecipitare, id. ib. 8, p. 202, 1.
    2. B. Deep, obscure, unknown (post-Aug.): in profundo esse, to be unknown, Dig. 32, 15.
    3. C. Subst.: prŏfun-dum, i, n., a depth, abyss (class.): in profundo veritatem penitus abstrudere, Cic. Ac. 2, 10, 32: Democritus (dixit) in profundo veritatem esse demersam, id. ib. 1, 12, 44: in profundum ultimarum miseriarum abjectus, Val. Max. 2, 10, 6: immergere aliquem miserabiliter profundo cladium, id. 2, 6, 9, ext. 7: in profundum injuriarum et turpitudinis decidere, id. 2, 9, 1, ext. 2; cf.: de profundis clamavi ad te, Vulg. Psa. 129, 1.
      Hence, adv.: prŏfun-dē, deeply (post-Aug.): in bibendo profundius nares mergere, Plin. 8, 42, 66, § 165; Vulg. Osee, 9, 9.