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-IT Compar. Perpetuius, Cato ; superl. 
Perpetuissimo curriculo. Id. 
PeRPeXuS (per & peeto), a, um, particip. 
3 combed, or well-combed. Jul. Finnic. 
P2RPLX.CE5 ("per & placeo), es, n. 2 .to 
pleuse greatly. Cic. iia (lex) m ill i per- 
ptacet. Plant.. Hercle vero perplacent. 
PeRPLaNOS (per & planus), a, um, adj. 
3 very plain, very distinct. Diomed. 
PbRPLeXaBKLIS (perplexor), e, adj. 
3 perplexing. Plaut. verbum, li. e. obscure, 
unintelligible, ambiguous. 
PeRPLeX aBI LITER (perplexabilis), adv. 
3 so as to confuse one, confusingly, pcrplex- 
ingly. Plaut. 
PeRPLeXe (perplexus), adv. intricately, 
2 confusedly, perplexedly, ambiguously, ob¬ 
scurely, 7roX)'!rXo>f(ijf. Terent. loqui 
Liv. Defectionem baud perplexe indi- 
cavere. Prudent. Perplexius errat. 
PeRPLeXIM, adv. same as Perplexe. 
3 Plaut. 
PeRPLeXIB (as from perplecto), onis, f. 
3 confusion, involution, intricacy, ambigui¬ 
ty, obscurity. Pore. Latro. 
PeRPLeXITaS (perplexus), atis, f. con¬ 
'd fusion, obscurity, ambiguity. Ammian. 
PjeRPLeXBR (Id.),' aris, dep. 1. to make 
3 confusion. Plaut. 
PeRPLeXOS (per & plecto), a, um, par¬ 
ticip. and adj. involved, confused, entan¬ 
gled, snarled, CTcin\oKoi. Virg. Perplex- 
um iter silv;e. Stat. Perplexi errores. 
-IT Also, confused, involved, difficult, 
intricate, doubtful, ambiguous, obscure. 
Liv. Singulos amicorum patris tentare 
sermonibus perplexis. Id. Perplexius 
carmen. Id. Perplexum Punico astu 
responsum. 
PeIIPLICaTOS (per& plico), a, um, par- 
3 ticip. intertwined, involved, entangled, 
confused. Lucret. 
PeRPLuB (per & pluo), is, n. and a. 3. 
Intrans. to rain through, vain in, &iaBpc- 
Xoyai. Vi true. Qua possit ex imbri- 
bus aqua perpluere. Also, impers. Ca¬ 
to. Sicubi perpluat, if it rains through 
any where. -IT Also, to rain through, 
be wet through with rain. Plaut. Perplu- 
unt tigna, h. e. it rains through the beams, 
(faint'd. Quum camaculum perplueret. 
-IT For pluo. Tibull. Perpluat po- 
miscandidus sinus ( figur.). -IT Trans. 
to rain through or into, h. e. to send 
through or into in rain. Plaut. Tempes- 
tas, quam mihi amor in pectus perpluit. 
- IT Also, to rain upon, drop upon. 
Apul. capellas. 
PeRPLuRIMUM (per & plurimum), adv. 
very much indeed, Plin.; but Hard, reads 
plurimum. 
PeRPoL (per & pol), supposed to stand 
for per Pollucem, by Pollux; but it is 
two words, thus, Terent. Per pol scitus, 
for pol perscitus. 
PeRPBLIB (per & polio), is, Ivi, itum, a. 
4. to polish highly, or polish. Plin. Au- 
rum tritu perpolitum. — Also, of the 
plastering of a wall. Vellei. Locus 
nuper calce arenaque perpolitus, plas¬ 
tered. -IT Figur. to polish through or 
thoroughly, to perfect, finish, improve, 
put the finishing hand to, a writing, for 
instance. Cic. illud opus. Id. Adhi- 
bere extremum perpoliendi operis labo- 
rem. — Hence, particip. and adj. Per¬ 
politus, a, um, polished, completely, fin¬ 
ished, refined, perfected. Cic. Perfecti 
in dicendo et perpoliti homines. Id. 
Litteris perpolitus. Id. Vita perpolita 
humanitate. Id. explicatio. 
PeRPBLITIB (perpolio), onis, f. apolisli- 
2 ing thoroughly, finishing, elaborating. 
And. ad Herenn. sermonis. 
PeRPOLiTISSIMe ( superl. as from per- 
2 po ite, from perpolitus), adv. with high 
polish or finish, with great refinement, 
taste, &c. Auct. ad Herenn. 
PeRPBLITOS, a, um. See Perpolio. 
PeRPBPOLBR (per & populor), aris, atus 
2 sum, dep. 1. to lay quite waste, ravage, 
pillage completely, unpeople, Karabri'T- 
revto. Liv. Ligurum quindecim millia 
agrum Placentinum perpopulatos esse. 
Tacit. Quos ctedibus et incendiis per- 
populatus. — Also, Perpopulatus, a, 
um, passively. Liv. Perpopulato agro. 
PeRPoRTaNS (per & porto), tis, parti- 
2 cip. carrying or transporting to a place. 
Liv. Naves onerari® praedam Cartha- 
ginero perport antes. 
PeRPoTaTXB (perpoto), onis, f. a con¬ 
tinued drinking, carousal. Cic. 
PeUPOTIOR (per & potior), iris, dep. 4. 
omnino et plene potior. Justin, pace, 
to enjoy. Cod. Just, nomine, loco tribu- 
ni, to have, enjoy. 
PeRPoTQ (per &. poto), as, avi, atum, n. 
3 1. to drink, tipple or lope without inter¬ 
mission, keep on carousing, keep up a 
carouse. Cic. Totos dies, in litore ta- 
bernaculo posito, perpotabat. Id. Ibi 
perpot.avit ad vesperum.-IT Siaiply, 
to drink, or drink off, quaff. Lucret. 
luticem. 
PeRPP.EMB, for Perpiimo. Senec. 2 
PeRPReNSOS (per & prehendo), a, um, 
particip. seized or grasped strongly. 
Apul. (According to Ed. Oud. Others 
read perpressa, or prehensa.) 
PeRPReSSA, ®, f. an herb, same as Bac- 
2 char. Plin. 
PeRPRIMS (per & preino), is, pressi, 
3 pressum, a. 3. to press nr press hard; or 
press perpetually. Horat. Mollis et ex- 
spes inominata perprimat cubilia. - 
IT Also, to urge or urge greatly, press 
closely. Ovid. - if Also, to press 
through. Senec. Oculis liumorem per- 
premit ( for perprimit). 
PeRPR5P£Re (per & propere), adv. very 
3 hastily, very quickly. Plant. 
PeRPR'BITNQUuS '(per & propinquus), 
3 a, um, adj. very near at hand. Acc. ap. 
Cic. 
PeRPRoSPKR (per & prosper), era, eruin, 
2 adj. very prosperous. Sueton. valetudo, 
very good, excellent. 
PeRPRuRISCB (per & prurio), is, n. 3. 
3 to become itchy or salacious all over. 
Plaut. 
PeRPODeSCB (per & pudesco), is,n. 3. to 
feel shame or great shame, be ashamed. 
Cornelia ap. Nepot. 
PeRPuGNaX (per & pugnax), acis, adj. 
1 very pugnacious. Cic. Perpugnacem in 
disputando videri. 
PeRPuLCHER (per & pulcher), chra, 
3 chrum, adj. very beautiful, very fine. 
Terent. 
PeRPuNCTOS (per & pungo), a, um, 
3 particip. pricked through or pricked. 
Cael. Aurel. 
PeRPuRGS (per & purgo), as, avi, atum, 
a. 1. to purge thoroughly, cleanse all 
over, make quite clean, cKKaSaipto. Cic. 
Cerv® perpurgant se quadam herbula. 
Cels. Perpurgata ulcera. Plaut. Per- 
purgatis auribus, h. e. with the greatest 
attention. -IT Also, to clear fully, free 
from all difficulties. Cic. locum quinque 
libris. iil. De dote perpurga (sc. ratio- 
nes), adjust, expedite. 
PeRPCSiLLUS (per & pusillus), a, um, 
adj. very small, very little. Cic. Orat. 2, 
60. Perpusillum rogabo, h. e. both very 
little, and the very little man, for it seems 
to be a play upon words. 
PeRPCTB (per & puto), as, a. 1. to de¬ 
li clare or explain fully, relate, make known. 
Plaut. Ut ego argumentuin hoc vobis 
plane perputem. 
PeRQUADRaTOS (per & quadratus), a, 
2 um, adj. perfectly square. Vitruv. 
PeRQUAM (per & quam), adv. very (very 
much), or very (very much) indeed. Cic. 
Perquam flebiliter iamentat. Plin. Jam. 
Perquam scire velim. And separately. 
Terent. Per pol quam paucis. And 
with superl. Apul. Perquam sapidissi- 
mum. 
PeROUEB (per & queo), is, ivi, n. irreg. 
same as Queo, to be able, except that it 
seems to imply through the whole time. 
Apul. (Ed. Oud. Others read quiverint.) 
PeRQUIeSCS (per & quiesco), is, n. 3. 
3 to rest through, spend in rest. Apul. to- 
tam noctem. 
PeRQUIRITaTOS, a, um, same as Per- 
3 quisitus, sought after diligently. Claud. 
PeRQUIRB (per & quiero), is, quislvi, 
qulsltum, a. 3. to seek or search for dil¬ 
igently, SiatjqTtco. Cic. Scribit ad quos- 
dam, ut ea vasa perquirant. Q. Cic. 
Perquirere et investigare homines ex 
oinni regione. — In particular, to make 
diligent inquiry after, inquire after. Cats. 
Aditus, viasque in Suevos perquirit. 
Plaut. Adeunt, perquirant, quid cans® 
siet. Cic. Possum etiam ilia ah accu- 
satore perquirere, ubi sit, &c. —— 
IT Also, to investigate, examine, inquire 
into. Cic. Ipsa cognitio rei perquin- 
tur. 
Perquisite (perquisitus), adv. proper¬ 
ly, after diligent inquiry or research; and 
so, exactly, accurately, ilyruapivus. 
Cic. Sed perquisitius, et diligentius 
ronscripsisse pollicemur. 
PicRQUISITBR (perquiro), oris, m. a 
3 strict searcher or inquirer after. Plaut. 
PeRQUISITOS, a, um, particip. from 
perquiro. Plin. 
PeRRaRo (per & raro, or perrarus), adv. 
very seldom, very rarely, navvo-navia);. 
Cic. 
PeRRaROS (per & rarus), a, um, adj. 
2 very rare, very rarely to be met with. 
Liv. Quod tunc perrarum in mandan- 
(Iis sacerdotiis erat. 
PeRRECoNDITuS (per & reconditus), a, 
um, adj. very hidden, very abstruse, very 
recondite. Cic. 
PERReCTOROS, a, um, particip. from 
pergo. 
PeRRePB (per & repo), is, psi, ptum, n. 
3 and a. 3. to creep or crawl through to any 
place, creep or crawl to or into. Colum. 
ad prtesepia. Id. in aliena compluvia. 
- IT Trans, to creep through, creep 
across, creep upon. Tibull. tellurerc 
genibus. 
PeRRePTS (frequentat. from perrepo), 
3 as, avi, atum, n. and a. 1 . to creep about , 
creep around. Plaut. Omnibus in late- 
bris perreptavi qumrere conservam. -- 
IT Also, to creep through to a place, creep 
to. Terent. ad portam.-IT Trans, to 
creep through. Plaut. omnes plateas. 
Terent. omne oppidum. 
PeRRHAMHX (UeppaiBia), ffi, f. a region 
of Thessaly. Liv. — Hence, Perrhaebus, 
a, um, adj. belonging to the same, Per- 
rlueban, or, also, Thessalian. Propert. 
Pindus. Ovid. Ceneus. 
PeRRIDICDLe (per & ridicule), adv. very 
laughably, very humorously or wittily. Cic. 
PeRRIDICDLOS (per & ridiculus), a, um, 
adj. very laughable, very ridiculous. Cic. 
PeRRIMBSOS (per & rimosus), a, um, 
3 adj. full of clefts or chinks. Vitruv. 
PeRRSDB (per & rodb), is, osi, osum, a. 
2 3. to eat nr gnaw through. Plin. 
PeRR 6GIT5"(frequentat. from perrogo), 
3 as, a. I. to ask through, ask (them) all . 
Pacuv. ap. Prise, advenas de natis. 
PeRRBC. 5 (per & rogo), as, a. 1. to ask 
2 through in succession. Liv. Perrogari 
eo dfe sentential non potuerunt, h. e. 
could not all be asked on that day. - 
IT Also, to carry through (a law) after 
proposing it. Val. Max. Tribunus ple- 
bis legem perrogavit. 
PeRRuMPB (per & rumpo), is, upi, up¬ 
turn, a. and n. 3. to break through, break 
apart, break asunder, break to pieces, 6i- 
apfirjyvvpi. Ccbs. rates, li. e. the line or 
chain of rafts across the mouth of the 
harbor. Cels, totam costam. Virg. 
dura limina bipenni. — Figur. to break 
up, bring to nought. Cic. leges. Id. 
qiuestiones. Horat. Natura perrumpet 
mala fastidia. - IT Also, to break 
through, force a way through. Cic. Ab 
his perrumpitur aer. Cws. paludem. 
Tacit. Perruptus hostis. Liv. cuneos 
(hostium). Ctes. Per medios hostesn 
perrumpunt. Liv. per aciem hostium. 
Ctes. Ut, cuneo facto, perrumpant. — 
Also, to break into, press into, force a way 
into, penetrate. Tacit. Castra perrup- 
ta. Liv. in vestibulum templi. — Fig¬ 
ur. to break through, overcome. Cic. pe- 
riculum. Plin. omnes difficultates. Or, 
to force a way into, enter forcibly, pene¬ 
trate into. 'Tacit. Ne quo affectu per- 
rumperetur. 
PeRRuPTCS, a, uni, particip. from per- 
rumpo. 
PeRSa (IT eperys), ffi, rn. a Persian. Cic. 
Regnmn ne Pers® quidem tolerabile. 
Id. r Pers® mortuos condunt, the Persians. 
Nepos. In Persas proficisci,/or in Persi- 
dem. — Among the poets, Persai, also, 
for Partld ; for instance, Horat. Cann. 
3, 5, 4. Adjectis imperio Persis. — Per- 
sa is also a comedy by Plautus. — It 
also stands for Perseus. Liv. 42, 25. 
_IT Fan. gen.; a nymph, mother of 
Circe , Hecate, bed.'by Sol. Hygin. — 
Also, the name of a little dog. Cic. 
PkRS/F.PK (per & s®pe), adv. very often, 
very frequently. Cic. 
