prodigus (of persons): profusus, effusus (of persons or things), in aliqua re. A prodigal, homo prodigus, profusus, or effusus; heluo; gurges. (The words are found in this connection and order.) gurges atque heluo; Nep. (heluo and Nep. with reference to the whole character): to be prodigal of anything, effundere, profundere, conficere, consumere (to consume or destroy by lavishing, to waste): dissipare, abligurire, lacerare (e.g., patria bona, rem familiarem): perdere (to throw away): heluari (to consume by luxury: ☞ prodigere is an old word, revived after the best period of the language, and therefore to be avoided): to be prodigal of time, or words, tempus, verba, perdere: to be prodigal in the bestowal of honors, in decernendis honoribus nimium esse et tamquam prodigum (Cic.).