peragito
δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pĕr-ăgĭto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I to drive or hunt about greatly, to harass, disturb (not in Cic.).
I Lit.
A In gen.: vehementius peragitati ab equitatu, Caes. B. C. 1, 80: Aetna majore vi peragitata, Sen. Ben. 3, 37.—
B In partic., to stir up any thing, esp. a liquid: ut permisceatur medicamen rutabulo ligneo peragitare conveniet, Col. 12, 24, 4: mustum, id. 12, 19, 4.—
II Trop., to excite, impel: animos, Sen. Ira, 1, 7.—
B To complete, finish: peragitatur enim messis mense Maio, Plin. 18, 18, 47, § 169.
