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P / pĕr-urgĕo
verb transitive

pĕr-urgĕo

2nd PP pĕr-urgēre · 3rd PP pĕrursi · conj. 2nd
To press upon greatly; to oppress; distress •
To press upon greatly, to oppress, distress: cum Aureolus perurgeret Illyrium, Treb. Gall. 5; Amm. 29, 1, 18: eum, Vulg. 1 Macc. 9, 7.—
to press; urge greatly •
In gen., to press or urge greatly: aliquem ad capessendam rem publicam, Suet. Tib. 25: festinationem, Treb. Trig. Tyr. 33, 8: sacra, to take great pains with, to apply one's self earnestly to, Auct. Aetn. 226.
Perseus ID: n35678 Key: perurgeo