pervello

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

per-vello: velli, 3, v. a.,
I to pull or pluck hard; to pull, iwitch any thing.
I Lit.: nates, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 66: aurem, Phaedr. 5, 5, 32; also, prov., aurem, to pull one's ear, i. e. to remind one of a thing, Sen. Ben. 5, 7, 5; Val. Max. 1, 5, 8; Sen. Ep. 94, 55; id. Ben. 4, 36, 1; 5, 7, 6.—
   B Transf., to excite, sharpen: stomachum, Hor. S. 2, 8, 9.—
II Trop.
   A To twitch, pinch: fortuna pervellere te forsitan potuerit et pungere, etc., Cic. Tusc. 3, 17, 36: si te forte dolor aliquis pervellerit, id. ib. 2, 20, 46.—
   2    To revile, disparage: jus civile, Cic. de Or. 1, 62, 265.—
   B To arouse, enliven: ad referendam gratiam fides languet: hanc pervellamus, Sen. Ben. 5, 23, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pervellō,¹³ vellī, vellĕre, tr.,
1 tirer en tous sens, pincer : Pl. Pers. 847 ; aurem Phædr. 5, 5, 32, tirer l’oreille ; v. auris
2 [fig.] tirailler, harceler : Cic. Tusc. 2, 46 ; 3, 36 || exciter, stimuler, réveiller : Hor. S. 2, 8, 9 ; Sen. Ben. 5, 23, 1 || secouer, maltraiter [qq. chose] : Cic. de Or. 1, 265.