praecerpō

   praecerpō —, —, ere    [prae+carpo], to pluck beforehand, gather prematurely : messīs, O.—Fig., to take away, lessen, diminish : fructum offici tui.

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praecerpere, praecerpsi, praecerptus V

pluck before time; pluck or cut off; gather before it's time