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Superstitionum persuasione, from their 
superstitious belief. 
PeRSUaSTRiX (Id.), Icis, f. shewhoper- 
3 suades to a thing. Plaut. probn. 
PkRSUaSuS, a, um, particip. and adj. 
QplJ PP’fm 0-1/ f) // /> m I 
PeRSUaSOS (persuadeo), us, m. persua- 
1 sion. Cic. ap. Quintil. Hujus persuasu, 
et inductu. 
PeRSUaVITER (per & suaviter), adv. 
3 very sweetly, very agreeably. Augustin. 
PeRSuBTILIS (per & subtilis), e, adj. 
very fine, h. e. very delicate, retry subtile, 
very thin. Lucret. animus.-If Also, 
very fine, very neat, very elegant. Cic. 
oratio. 
PeRSuLCS (per & sulco), as, avi, atum, 
3 a. 1. to furrow through. A pul. Maria 
persulcantds (but several editions have 
persultant.es). Claudian. Rugis persul- 
cata genus. 
PeRSuLTaTGR (persulto), oris, m. that 
3 leaps or runs about any where. Sym- 
macli. Baiani litoris persultator. 
PeRSuLTS (per & salto), as, avi, atum, 
n. 1. to frisk or skip through or over, 
prance over, caper through, hound over, 
range through exultingly or insultingly. 
Lucret. Pecudes persultant pabula beta. 
Tacit. Italiam' ut, (/t. e. tanquam) cap¬ 
tain. — Absol. to leap through or over a 
place, leap about, frisk about, range about. 
Liv. solo stabili. Senec., Super durata 
glacie stagna persultant, leap or bound 
over. Liv. In agro eorum iinpune per- 
sultassent.-If Prudent. Hiec persul- 
tans, saying imperiously, commanding 
haughtily, or merely, ordering. -- 
IT Also, to sound, resound. Prudent. 
Vox persultat. 
PeRTaBeSCS (per & tabesco), is, bui. n. 
3 3. to be gradually consumed or wasted 
away. Sever, in JEtna. 
PeRTA3DkSC 5 (pertsdeo), is, dui, n. 3. 
3 to become very weary, become sick of a 
thinir. Gell. Verbis ejus defatigati per- 
taeduissent. Cato. Ne pertasdescat, sc. 
ille (unless we will understand ilium, 
in which case the verb will be impers.). 
PeRTASDET (per & tajdet), ebat, tiesum 
est, impers. 2. to be extremely weary of, 
be sick of, be disgusted with, aSqpovurai. 
Cic. PertiEsum est (me) levitatis, Iam 
sick of. Gell. Quarum matrimonii per- 
tredebat (eum). Nepos. Nunquam sus- 
cepti negotii eum pertssum est. Lucre'. 
JTsse domi quern pertsesum est. — With 
dat. Gracch. ap. Diomcd. Usque adeo 
pertajsum vos mihi esse. - II See 
next word. 
PeRT^ESOS, a, um, particip. from pertm- 
2 det, of a pass, form, but act. signif. 
quite rceary of, tired or disgusted with, 
elairopovyevng. Witii genii, or accus. 
Tacit. Lenitudinis eorum pertiesa. Sue¬ 
ton. Quasi pertiesus ignaviam suain. 
-IT Some said Perlisus, according to 
Cic. Oral. 48. 
PeRTaNGS (per & tango), is, a. 3. to pour 
3 over with something. Apic. pullum 
jure. 
PERTEG5 (per & tego), is, exi, ctum, a. 
3 3. to cover all over, Karaareya^io. Plaut. 
PeRTEMERaRTOS (per & temerarius), a, 
3 um, adj. very inconsiderate, very rash. 
Cod. Just. 
PeRTeNDS (per & tendo), is, di, sum, a. 
and n. 3. properly, to stretch, or extend to 
the end. - IT Hence, to go right on, 
keep on to the end, persist, persevere, stick 
to it, SiareLino. Parr, in aliqua re. 
Propert. Si pertendens animo cubaris. 
_Pertendere aliquid, to carry through, 
carry to the end, perform, complete. Te- 
rent. hoc, ut cceperam. — With accus. 
and infin. Quintil. Se innocentem in 
tormentis esse pertendat, maintain, stick 
to it. — Also, to go right on, push on, 
proceed to a place. Liv. in majora cas- 
tra. Id. Romam. Hirt. ad castra. -- 
IT Also, to compare. Cic. Boll), 5. But 
others (Em. for instance) read perpen- 
demus. 
PeRTf.NTO (per & tento), as, avi, atum 
a. 1. properly, to fed oil over. - 
If Hence, to try thoroughly, sound, try, 
test, put to the trial, search, arr'nreipiiopai. 
Tacit. Allatis pugionibus duobus, cum 
utrumque pertentasset. Terent. Sed 
ea gratia simulavi, vos ut pertentarem. 
Tacit. Placuit pertentari animum cohor- 
tis. - IT Also, to examine minutely, 
weigh, consider. Cic. Sed tu perspire 
rem, et pertenta. -IT Also, to fall 
upon, come upon, to move, affect, seize, 
pervade, penetrate. Virg. Pertentant 
gaudia pectus. Id. Ut tota tremor per- 
tentet equorum corpora. Apul. Diutur- 
na fatigatione pertentatus, stertebat 
altius. 
PeRTEXOIS (per & tenuis), e, adj. very 
small or thin, TToXvXeirrog. Plin. Sabu- 
lum pertenue.-IT Figur. very small, 
slight, slender, weak or poor. Cic. Spes 
safutis pertenuis ostenditur. Id. Per¬ 
tenue argumentum. Id Pertenuis sus- 
picio. 
PeRTEPIDOS (per &tepidus), a, um, adj. 
3 very tepid or lukewarm. Vopisc. 
PeRTEREBRS (per & terebro), as, avi, 
1 atum, a. 1. to bore through, drill through, 
SinrpvTrdco. Cic . columnain auream. 
PeRTeRGES (per & tergeo), es, ersi, a. 2. 
3 [perhaps, also, PeRTeRGS, is, si, a. 3.] 
to wipe well or carefully, wipe dry, wipe, 
dnoparrM. Colum. Munda spongia va- 
sa pertergere. Horat. Gausape purpureo 
mensam pertersit. Lucret. Et (aer) quasi 
perterget pupillas, atque ita transit. 
PERTER5 (per & tero), is, trlvi, trltum, 
3 a. 3. to rub hard, crush, bruise, Kararpi- 
P<o. Colum.. baccam myrti.-IT See, 
also, Pertritus, a, um. 
PeRTeRREFaCTS (perterreo & facio), is, 
3 a 3. to frighten greatly, terrify exceeding¬ 
ly, CKnhfiacno. Terent. 
PeRTeRRKQ (per & terreo), es, ui, ltum, 
a. 2. to frighten greatly, put in great ter¬ 
ror, terrify, KaraTrXfirTto. Cic. aliquem 
ferro. Terent. aliquem. Ctes. alios 
magnitudine pcenae. — Hence, Perterri- 
tus, a, um, put in terror, greatly fright¬ 
ened, or terrified. Cic. And with metus 
or timore added. Cic. - IT Also, to 
frighten away. Cic. Ccccin. 13. Tu a 
tuis tedibus vi et armis perterritus (un¬ 
less proterritus is to be preferred). 
PeRTeRRICREPCtS (perterreo & crepo), 
3 a, um, adj. sounding, rattling, &c. terri¬ 
bly. Lucret. 
PeRTeRIUTS (frequentat. from perter- 
3 reo), as, a. 1. to frighten greatly. Avion. 
PeRTeRRITOS, a, um, particip. from 
perterreo. 
PeRTeXS (per & texo), is, xui, xtum, a. 
2 3. to weave through, h. e. to weave in 
with ; hence, to furnish with, adorn, deco¬ 
rate. Vitruv. odeum an tennis navium. 
-IT Also, to weave through, weave to 
the end, complete the web. Apul. Palla 
bysso tenui pertexta, h. e. byssina. — 
lienee, to go through with, carry out, 
complete, for instance, a subject by 
words. Lucret. Inceptum pergam per- 
texere dictis. Cic. totum locum gravi- 
ter. — Also, to go through with, perform, 
accomplish. Cic. Pertexe, quod exorsus 
es. Vitruv. cellam Cereris Dorico more, 
to malce, build. 
PeRTeXTOS, a, um, partic. from pertexo. 
PeRTICX. (unc.), te, f. a perch, pole, long 
2 staff, Kdpa'f Ovid, and Colum. 
IT Also, a measuring-pole; with this 
they divided the lands among the sol¬ 
diers. Propert. — Hence, the whole 
land, measured and divided by the pertica. 
Frontin. 
PeRTICaLIS (pertica), e, adj. serving to 
2 make poles or perches. Colum. 
PeRTICaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. furnished 
3 with a pole. Martial. 5, 12, 1. (Others 
lenA-perlinaci.) 
PeRTIMEFaCTOS (pertimeo & facio), a, 
3 um, particip. affrighted, put in great 
frierht. D. Brut, ad Cic. 
PERTIME5 (per & timeo), es, n. 2. to fear 
3 greatly . Lactant. 
PeRTIMeSCS (per & timesco), is, mui, 
a. and n. 3. to fear greatly, be greatly 
afraid, be in fear or fall into fear, ne pi<p o- 
(ttopai. With accus. Cic. tantam reli- 
gionem. So, in the pass. Id. Id etiam 
in levi persona pertimescitur. Ctes. Fa¬ 
mes esset pertiinescenda. — Without 
accus. Cic. Pertimescere de laude, de 
honore, de fama sua. JVcpos. Pertimu- 
erunt, ne descisceret. 
PeRTTNaCIX (pertinax), a;, f. obstinacy, 
stubbornness, frawardness, pertinacity, 
pertinaciousness, aiiSaSeia. Cic. — In 
a good sense, persistency, perseverance, 
constancy. Liv. 
652 
PeRTINaCTTER (pertinax), adv very 
2 tenaciously, fast. Quintil. II;cc magis 
pertinaciter herent. Plin. Pertinacis- 
sime retinere.- IT Also, obstinately, 
pertinaciously, stiffly, sturdily, stubbornly, 
persevcringly, uuremittedly, steadily, con¬ 
stantly, in a good or bad sense, enip6- 
vcoy. Plin. Ligna viridia serr® perti- 
nacius resistant. Plane, ad Cic. Ni- 
mium pertinaciter Lepido offensus. 
Sueton. Ciecilio Metello turbulentissi- 
mas leges ferenti, auctorem se pertina- 
cissime pnestitit. Hirt. Quum perti- 
nacius reliquam inultitudinem essent 
insecuti. Sueton. Pertinacissime libe- 
ralibus studiis deditus. - IT Also, 
without stopping, uuremittedly. Sueton.. 
Cinis exarsit, atque in multam noctem 
pertinaciter luxit, kept on shining. 
PeRTINaX (per & tenax), acis, adj 
holding hard or fast, cleaving fast. Ho- 
rat. Pignus dereptum digito male per- 
tinaci, h. e. not holding very fast. Apul. 
Ales unguibus pertinax. — Hence, very 
close, very niggardly, very close-fisted. 
Plaut. pater. —— IT Also, that will not 
let go, firm, stiff, unflinching, unyielding, 
obstinate, sturdy, stanch, steadfast, stub¬ 
born, pertinacious, steady, uninterrupted, 
unremitted. In a good or bad sense, 
ivsepiaros, eiripovof. Cic. Concerta- 
tiones in disputando pertinaces, indig- 
nse mihi philosophia videri solent. Id. 
Certe pertinax non ero, tibique libenter 
assentiar. Id. Pertinacissimus fueris, 
si in eo perstiteris. Liv. Vicit omnia 
pertinax virtus. Id. Vetus miles ad- 
versus temerarios impetus pertinax. 
Id. Turma pertinacior in repugnando 
Plin. Hoc volumen pertinax fama an- 
tiquitasque vindicant. Gell. Stare so- 
litus pertinaci statu, perdius atque per- 
nox. With infin. Horat. Fortuna ludum 
insolentem ludere pertinax, obstinate¬ 
ly persisting. Witii genit. Apul. Vir 
justitis pertinax, very tenacious. - 
IT Also, lasting very long. Plin. Siligo 
in Allobrogum agro pertinax. Id. Tam 
pertinax spiritus (lusciniie), holding out 
so long, so long sustained. 
PeRTINeNTER (pertinens), adv. aptly, 
3 appositely, pertinently. Tertull. Vides 
quam pertinenter ad causam ? Id. Per- 
tinentissime ad hanc parabolam. Id. 
Pertinentius volebat agnosci. 
PERTINE8 (per & teneo), es, nui, n. 2. 
to reach, extend, stretch, continue, eaSy- 
Kcn, KapyKoo. Cic. Aspera arteria ad. 
pulmones usque pertinet, reaches, ex¬ 
tends, goes to. Id. Implicatio nervorum 
pertinet toto corpore, extends through 
the whole body'. Coes. Belg® ab extremis 
Galli® finibus oriuntur, pertinent ad 
inferiorein partem fluminis Rheni. Id. 
Omnes rivos, qui ad mare pertinebant, 
ran to the sea. Id. Silvam longe intror- 
sus pertinere, stretches, reaches, extends. 
Liv. In vast® magnitudinis urbe, par- 
tium sensus non satis pertinens in om¬ 
nia, to all parts, to all quarters, every 
where. Cic. Venae in omnes partes cor¬ 
poris pertinentes. Id. Deus pertinens 
per naturam cujusque rei.-IT Hence, 
figur. to stretch, spread itself, extend, 
be diffused, Sirpcw, raSvjK'n. Liv. Ea 
earitas patriai per omnes ordines perti- 
nebat, spread or extended through, was 
diffused over, pervaded. Senec. Fulmina 
perpetua, quorum significatio in totam 
vitam pertinet. Cic. Eadem bonitas 
etiam ad multitudinem pertinet, extends 
to the multitude as well. Id. Quffi ad 
posteritatis rnemoriam pertinerent, watch 
might reach. — Also, to have a certain 
aim or tendency, to aim or tend, to have an 
influence or effect. Cats. Ea, qu® a 
effeminandos animos pertinent, tena 
to unman the mind, have the effect of ener¬ 
vating, &.c. Id. Hmc omnia Ciesar eo 
denrollo pertinere arbitrabatur, ut, sec. 
tended to the same thing, aimed at the same 
end, had. the. same purpose in view. 
Quod gloriarentur, quodque admiraren- 
tur, &c. eodem pertinere. Cic. Quoa 
plures a nobis nominati sunt, eo pert - 
nuit, quod intelligi volui, quain pauci, 
&c. had that aim, was with that V ur V°^ e ‘ 
Horat. Quo res h®c pertinet, whither 
does this tend, what, is the aim of thw- 
Id. Qnorsum pertinuit stipare llatona 
Menandro ? h. e. in quern finem, q ,! 
