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perlego

perlego, to view all over, examine thoroughly, scan, survey

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

perlegō, lēgī, lēctus, 3, a.: to scan narrowly; survey, examine, 6.34.

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perlegisse Verb: perfect active infinitive of perlego

See perlegisse in Morpho

per-lĕgo (pellĕgo, Cic. Att. 13, 44, 2; Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 108 (1032) al.; cf. Prisc. p. 571 P.), lēgi, lectum, 3, v. a.
  • In gen., to view all over, to examine thoroughly, scan, survey (only poet.): omnia oculis, Verg. A. 6, 33: aliquid vultu, Ov. H. 16, 11: perlege dispositas generosa per atria ceras, id. F. 1, 591; Stat. Th. 3, 499.—
  • II In partic., to read through, read to the end (class.): has (tabellas), Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 64 (988): tertium (librum) de naturā deorum, Cic. Div. 1, 5, 8: quando autem pelleget? id. Att. 13, 44, 2: litteras, Caes. B. C. 1, 19: (libros) praesta bis ne perlegant, Plin. H. N. 1 praef. § 33: leges, Juv. 14, 192: reliquum deincipe die perlecturus, Ap. Flor. n. 16.—Absol.: sine perlegam, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 104 (1028).—
    • B Transf., to read any thing through, read aloud: leges perlege, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 2 (747): senatum, to read over the names of all the senators, Liv. 38, 28: historiam, Suet. Claud. 41.

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