prō-ruō ruī, rutus, ere, to rush forth, make an onset, sally: quā (dextrum cornu) proruebat, Cs.: in hostem, Cu.

—To cast down, tear down, pull down, throw down, overthrow, overturn, demolish, prostrate: eā parte (munitionis), quam proruerat, Cs.: vallo proruto, L.: columnam, H.: Albam a fundamentis, raze to the ground, L.: foras simul omnes proruont se, rush out, T.

—To fall, tumble down: motu terrae oppidum proruit, Ta.