verb transitive intransitive

pervinco

2nd PP pervincere · 3rd PP pervīci · 4th PP pervictum · conj. 3rd

Neutr; to conquer completely; gain a complete victory •

Neutr., to conquer completely, gain a complete victory: pervicit Bardanes, Tac. A. 11, 10.—

to conquer; defeat completely; gain a complete victory over •

Act., to conquer or defeat completely, gain a complete victory over: ne nos subdolā perfidiā pervincamur, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 67: pervince, Theseu, quidquid alto in pectore Remanet pavoris, Sen. Herc. Fur. 654: dominae pervincere mores, Prop. 1, 17, 15.—

by extension

To carry a point; maintain one's opinion

To carry a point, maintain one's opinion: restitit ac pervicit Cato, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 8.—

To surpass; outdo; exceed •

To surpass, outdo, exceed: sonum, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 200.—

To induce; prevail upon with great effort; to effect with much labor ••

To induce or prevail upon with great effort, to effect with much labor, to bring about, achieve, etc.: multis rationibus pervicerat Rhodios, ut, etc., Liv. 42, 45: at illam non verbera, non ignes pervicere, quin, etc., Tac. A. 15, 57: pervicerunt quidem remis, ut tenerent terram, they brought it about, Liv. 37, 16: neque pervincere potuit, ut referrent consules, id. 4, 12: hoc est tibi pervincendum, Cat. 76, 15; Tac. A. 14, 14.—

To outbid •

To outbid in buying: si amas, eme: facito ut pretio pervincas tuo, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 57.—

To prove; demonstrate •

To prove, demonstrate: aliquid dictis, Lucr. 5, 99.

Perseus ID: n35735 Key: pervinco