I.to communicate to the people, to make publicly known, to publish, spread abroad (class.; cf. publico).
I. Lit.
A. 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.—
B. In partic., to make one's self common, to prostitute one's self: “mulier, quae se omnibus pervulgaret,” Cic. Cael. 16, 38.—
II. 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.
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.—
B. 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.
