Apprimo, ápprimis pen. cor. appressi, appressum apprimere ex Ad & Premo compositum. Plin To presse or put harde to.Apprimere aliquid corpori. Plin. To thrust to the body.Apprimere carnes ad ossa. Plin. To squise or presse to.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
ap-prĭmo (better adp-), essi, essum, 3, v. a., to press to (post- Aug. and rare): ad ossa carnes adprimere, Plin. 26, 1, 5, 7: aliquid pectori, id. 8, 36, 54, 128; 24, 9, 41, 68 al.: adpressit dextram ejus jugulosque occurrit, Tac. A. 16, 15: scutum pectori adpressum,