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Val. Flacc. Io persona sistro. Pelron. 
Verno persona cantu virgulta. 
PeRSoRBeNS (per & sorbeo), tis, parti- 
2 cip. sucking in, drinking up. Plin. 
PeRSPeCTe (perspectus), adv. withpene- 
3 tration, with judgment, with knowledge. 
Plaut. 
PeRSPeCTIO (perspicio), onis, f. a seeing 
3 into, knowledge, understanding. Lactant. 
PeRSPeCTS (frequentat. from perspicio), 
2 as, avi, atum, n. 1. to lookthrough,examine 
throughout, survey, look all about. Plaut. 
-IT Also (of per & specto), to look at, 
behold, to the end. Sueton. certamen 
gj mnicum. 
PeRSPeCTOR-( perspicio), oris, m. he that 
3 sees, perceives or understands fully. Ju- 
venc. 
I’eRSPeCTOS, a, urn, particip. from per¬ 
spicio. - IT Adj. plainly perceived, 
fully known, well known. Cic. Omnern 
spem habeo in tua erga me mihl-per- 
spectissima benevolentia. 
PeRSPeCTuS (perspicio), us, m. accurate 
3 inspection, viewing. Lucan. 6, 484. {Ed. 
Burn.; but Corte and others read pro- 
spectum). 
■ PeRSP£OOL 5R (per & speculor), aris, atus 
sum, dep. 1. to view or explore careful¬ 
ly, reconnoitre well, TTtpioKoxovpai. A not 
B. Afr. Cum de vallo perspecularetur. 
Sueton. situs locorum. 
PeRSPe.RG- 5 (per & spargo), is, rsi, rsum. 
a. 3. to besprinkle, wet, Kara-darrox. Cic. 
PeRSPTCaBILTS (perspicio), e, adj. that 
3 may be seen, conspicuous. Ammian. 
PeRSPICaCjS, adv. same as Perspicadter. 
Afran. ap. Non. (AI. leg. perspicate .) 
PeRSPICaCITaS (perspicax), atis, f. 
acuteness, sharp sightedness, sharpness, 
penetration, noXvScpiceia. Cic. 
PeRSPTCaCIT£R (Id.), adv. acutely, 
3 sharp-sightedly. Ammian. 
PERSPICaTE See Perspicace. 
PeRSPTCaX (perspicio), acis, adj. acute, 
sharp-sighted, penetrating, shrewd, 6\v- 
dspKfis. Cic. Sequemur et id, quod 
acutum et perspicax natura est, &c. 
Terent. Patrem novisti, ad has res quam 
sit perspicax. Apul. Homo perspicacior 
Argo, et ocuieuS totus. 
PeRSPTCJBILIS (Id.), e, adj. that may be 
2 seen clearly, conspicuous, manifest, bright. 
Vit.niv. 
PeRSPiCIeNTIa (Id.), se, f. insight, clear 
vision , perception, Seoxpia. Cic. Aut 
enim in perspicientia veri, solertiaque 
versatur, &c. 
PeRSPICI 5 (per & specio), is, exi, ec- 
tum, a. and n. 3. to see through, see into. 
Cic. Epistolas perspiciam,’ corrigam, 
look through, read through. Coes. Sepes 
instar muri munimenta prsbebant, quo 
non modo non intrari, sed ne perspici 
quidem posset. — Also, simply, to set 
distinguish. Cic. Indigniiin iis, qui a] 
tius perspiciebant. Plin. Minimis i 
granis constat, ut vix perspici qutedar 
possint.- IT Also, to look through, ex 
amine fully, scan closely, consider well, in 
sped. Cic. Domum tuam, at.que aidifi 
cationem oinnera perspexi, et probavj 
Cats. In castra venire operis perspicien 
di causa. Cic. Perspice rem, et perten 
In- Id. Perspicite etiam atque etiam 
judices. —_ IT Also, to see well, mar 
well, perceive, observe, take note of, aseer 
tain, prove, explore. Plaut. Perspicit 
pnus, quid intus agatur. Cws. Perpau 
cos, quorum in se fidem perspexerat 
relinquere in Gallia decreverat. Cic 
Cujus virtutem hostes, fidem ceteriper 
spexerunt. Id. In quo perspicere pos 
ses, quanti te facerem. Id. aliquidcon 
jectura, to guess. Id. Clodii animun 
perspectum habeo. - IT See, also 
ftwedus, a, um. 
PeRSPTCOe (perspicuus), adv. clearly 
evidentey. plainly, manifestly. Cic. Aper 
te et perspicue nuila esse judicia. Id 
t)on me h®c movent, qu;e perspiem 
falsa sunt--IT Also, clearly, perspicu 
ously. Cic. Plane et perspicue expe 
dire aliquid. v 
PeRSPICOTTaS (Id.), atis, f. transparen 
cy, clearness. Pi in ..-_ n AIs0j mani 
jes ness , clearness , plainness , perspicuity 
wapyeia. Cic. J 
E ® r * (perspicio), a, nm, adj 
P perly, that can be seen through; clear 
transparent, pellucid, SiaQavris. Ovid 
aqu®. Martial, gemma. —• Perspicuus 
differs thus from pellucidus; that the 
latter represents transparency as a prop¬ 
erty of the body, the former in refer¬ 
ence to a person looking through. -—- 
II Also, clear, evident, perspicuous, plain, 
manifest. Cic. Quasi vero hoc perspi- 
cuum sit, constetque inter omnes, esse 
deos. Id. Quod adhuc est suspiciosum, 
perspicuum res ipsa faciet. 
PeRSPIRS (per & spiro), as, n. 1. to 
2 breathe. Cato. - 1i Also, to blow or 
blow constantly. Plin. Venti stati, at¬ 
que perspirantes. 
PERSTERNO. See Perstratus. 2 
PeRSTIMOLB (per & stimulo), as,' a. 1. 
" to stir up, incite. Tacit. 
PERSTINO. See Pratstino. 
PeRSTo (per & sto), as, stlti, statum, n. 
1. to stand fast or remain standing. Lie. 
ad vallum. Plin.Ep. Otiosos perstitisse. 
-H Also, to stand fast, persist, con¬ 
tinue, persevere, hold out, Siapivox, ippe- 
vox. Cic. Urgent rustice sane, negant 
enim posse, et in eo perstant. Id. Per- 
tinacissimus fueris, si in eo perstiteris, 
ad corpus ea, qu® dixi, referre. Id. in 
impudentia. Cats. in sententia. Senec. 
Amore contumax perstas. Virg. Ea- 
dem mens perstat-mihi. Horat. Persia, 
atque obdura. With infin. Ovid. Dam- 
nosa persto condere semen bumo. 
Tacit. Perstitit aspernari cultum. - 
IT Also, to remain steadfast or constant, to 
last, endure. Ovid. Nihil est toto, quod 
perstet,_in orbe. 
PeRSTRaTuS (per& sterno), a, um, par¬ 
ticip. made even throughout, laid or paved 
all the way. Liv. via. 
PeRSTReNOe (per & strenue), adv. very 
3 actively or alertly. Terent. Abi perstre- 
nue, ac fores aperi. (Others read, abi 
prat strenue.) 
PeRSTR£P 5 (per & strepo), is, pui, pT- 
tum, n. and a. 3. to sound through, make 
a noise through. Virg. asquora concha. 
Hence, passively. Apul. Frequenti cla- 
more janu® nostr® perstrepi.-IT Al¬ 
so, to make a noise or great noise, make a 
bustle. Terent. Abeunt lavatum, per- 
strepurit. — And, of things, to sound, 
resound, make a noise or bustle. Stat. 
Rumor in arcana perstrepit auia. Sil. 
Telius perstrepit. 
PeRSTRICTIS (perstringo), onis, f. for 
perfrictio (if this latter be not the true 
reading). Vegct. 
PeRSTRTCTOS, a, um, particip. from 
perstringo. 
Pf.RSTRr 1)8 (per & strido), is. 3. to make 
3 a hissing or sighing noise, blow through. 
Germanic. Arat. 
PeRSTRINGS (per & stringo), is, inxi, 
ictum, a. 3. to bind straitly, to bind, Sta- 
cnpiyyox. Cato. Diligenter caveto, ne vi- 
tem nimiurn perstringas. Figur. Veget. 
Stotnachus nimio rigore perstrictus (but 
Ed. Schneid. lias constrictus). -IT Al¬ 
so, to graze upon, graze over, run over or 
through lightly, especially lengthwise, 
to raze. Virg. Femur perstrinxit Acha- 
t®, grazed, wounded slightly. So, Cic. 
Quod solum tarn exile et macjrum est, 
quod aratro perstringi non possit? h. e. 
be ploughed through, passed through with 
the plough. Id. Aratri vmnere portam 
Capu® p®ne perstrinxisti, you have al¬ 
most grazed upon. Figur. Liv. Horror 
spectantes perstringit, runs over, seizes 
on. Val. Flacc. Mentem perstringere 
languor incipit.. — Hence, figur. to graze, 
wound slightly, nip, prick, touch, censure, 
wound. Cic. Hie L. Crassi, ille M. An- 
tonii voluntatem asperioribus facetiis 
perstrinxit impune, h. e. pupugit, carp- 
sit. Id. Quis non concederet, ut eos, 
quorum sceleris furore violatus essem, 
vocis libertate perstringerem ? that I 
should censure or reprove. Id. Nemo 
unquam me tenuissima suspicione per¬ 
strinxit, quern non pr®verterim. Id. 
Consulatus meus ilium primo leviter 
perstrinxerat, had cut him a little with 
emulation and envy. — Also, to glance 
over, touch briefly or slightly, relate cur¬ 
sorily. Cic. In animo est leviter tran¬ 
sire, ac tantummodo perstringere unam- 
quamque rem. Id. Reliquum vit® 
cursum celeriter perstringain. — Also, 
Perstringere oculos, or aciem oculorum, 
to dazzle, overpower with light, dull, blunt. 
Cic. Voiuptas mentis perstringit oculos 
(but Ed. Grata, and Eni. have pratstrin- 
git). Id. Perstrinxerat aciem anim: 
Bruti salus (but Edd. Grata, and Em. 
have pnistrinxerat). So, Plin. Solis ra¬ 
dii visus perstrinxere nostros. Also, 
Tacit. Quorum fulgore perstringor, I um 
blinded or dazzled. Plin. Perstringere 
aciem gladii, to blunt, dull. Horat. Mur- 
mure cornuum p'erstringis aures, you 
stun; you deafen. 
PeRSTRuCTOS (per & struo), a, um, 
2 particip. built yuitc up, raised. Vitruv. 
Cum paries in altitudinem fuerit per- 
structus. 
PeRSTuDToSe (per & studiose), adv. 
very eagerly, very zealously, very ardently, 
very fondly. Cic. 
Pk.KSTi HJoSOS (per & stud iosus), a, um, 
adj. very eager or fond, very zealous, 
■jroXvanovSaTus. Cic. Griecarum littera- 
rum perstudiosiim esse. 
PeRSTJaD£;Q (per & suadeo), es, asi, 
asuin, a. 2. to make to be believed by 
one’s arguments, statements, &c. ali¬ 
quid alicui (which is the same as to 
convince or persuade one of the truth 
of a thing). JVepos. Militibus persuasit, 
se proficisci, Ac. made the soldiers believe. 
Cats. Hoc volunt persuadcre, non inter- 
ire animas, to make this believed. Cic. 
Tioc mihi non modo confirrnavit, sed 
etiam persuasit. Id. De paupertate 
non persuaseris. Ovid. Persuadentia 
verba. Also, Persuadere sibi, to con¬ 
vince or persuade one’s self, h. e. to be¬ 
lieve or believe assuredly, be convinced. 
Cic. Veliin tibi ita persuadeas, me de- 
futurum, &c. Id. Quoiriodo mihi per- 
suadeo, as I persuade myself, as 1 surely 
believe, as I am convinced. So,.Persua- 
detur milli, tibi, Sec. I, &.c. persuade my¬ 
self, believe surely. Cws. Sibi persuaderi, 
eum repudiaturnm, &c. that he fully per¬ 
suades himself that, &c. Also, Persua- 
sus, a, um, of xchich one is convinced. 
Cic. Malo viso et persuaso, after we have 
seen and become convinced of the evil. 
Brut, and Cass, in Cic. Ep. De tua fide 
in nos persuasum est nobis, we arc fully 
persuaded of your faithfulness to us. So, 
1). Brut, ad Cic. Mihi persuasissimum 
est, Lepidum facturum, &c. I am con¬ 
vinced in the highest degree, 1 believe, with 
the utmost certainty. Cic. Omnes sic lia- 
bent persuasum, istuin, &c. surely be¬ 
lieve. Colum. Persuasissimum habere 
debebit. Cats. Sibi persuasum habe- 
bant, Romanos conari, &c. had fully per¬ 
suaded themselves. — In the foregoing 
examples the thing has been the object 
of the verb : but the person is sometimes 
found so. Enn. ap. Serv. Quis te per¬ 
suasit ? Hence, Persuadeor, eris, etur, 
&c. are found. Catcin. ad Cic. Si scit et 
persuasus est. Ovid. Persuasus erit. 
Ancl. ad Herenn. Animus auditoris per 
suasus videtur esse ab iis.-TT-Also 
to represent to any one in such a manner t 
as to lead him to do it ; and so, of the 
person, to persuade, prevail upon, induce 
by persuasion ; followed by ut (uti). Cws. 
Huic persuadet, uti transeat. And with 
the omission of ut. Sallust. Huic per¬ 
suadet, regnum petat. Also, with infin. 
JVepos. Persuasit ei tyraunidis facere 
finem. Plant. Persuasum est facere, 1 
have been seduced to do, &c. — With an 
object of the person. Petron. Te per- 
suadeam, ut venias. Hence, Justin. 
Persuasis mori, who have resolved. 
PeRSUaSIBILIS (persuadeo), e, adj. 
2 which one may be persuaded of, probable, 
likely, convincing , mSavo;. Qvintil. 
PeRSUASIBTLTT fiR (persuasibilis), adv. 
2 convincingly,persuasively, probably, -xida- 
vaxs. Cornel. Cels. ap. Quintil. Finis 
riietorii es est, dicere persuasibiliter in 
dubia, et civili materia. 
PeRSTJaSIS (persuadeo), onis, f. aper- 
suading, convincing, tzeTats, avayvoxats. 
Cic. Dicere apposite ad persuasionem. 
-ir Also, conviction, persuasion, firm 
opinion or belief. Plin. Durat tamen tra- 
dita persuasio in magna parte vulgi, ve- 
neficiis et herbis id cogi. Id. Nervos 
solidari, persuasio est. Quintil. Qui 
falsain sibi scienti® persuasionem indu- 
erunt, have conceived a false idea or belief 
of their own knowledge. Id. Publiee re- 
cepta persuasio. Id. popularis. Tacit. 
