(v. a.P. a.) : pervulgo or -volgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
* To communicate to the people, to make publicly known, to publish, spread abroad (class.; cf. publico).
* Lit.
* In gen., Lucr. 5, 1162: de re illustri et facile etiam in vulgus pervulgatā,Cic. Fin. 2, 5, 15: in re tam clarā, tam testatā, tam abs te ipso pervulgatā,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 42, § 104: illas tabulas pervulgari atque edi populo Romano imperavi,id. Sull. 15, 42: praemia virtutis in mediocribus hominibus pervulgari,id. Inv. 2, 39, 114; Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 11, 44.
* Transf., to visit often, to frequent, haunt a place (poet.): litus pervolgans feror, Pac. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 88 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 108 Rib.): solis pervolgant fulgura caelum,Lucr. 2, 164: quae pervolgant nemora avia pervolitantes,id. 2, 346; 4, 208. —Hence, pervulgātus (pervolg-), a, um, P. a.
* Very usual, very common, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 149: at hoc pervolgatum est nimis,id. Ps. 1, 2, 121: consolatio pervulgata,Cic. Fam. 5, 16, 2: notius pervulgatiusque,Gell. 7, 17, 8: pervulgatissima verborum dignitas,Auct. Her. 4, 8, 11.
* Well known: maledicta pervulgata in omnes,Cic. Cael. 3, 6: humanitas,Vulg. 2 Macc. 14, 9.—Adv.: pervulgātē, after the manner of the people, as the vulgar do: pervulgate magis quam inscite locutus es,Gell. 18, 10, 6; 16, 7, 12.

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