I.to achieve, execute, carry out, accomplish, perform, despatch, bring to an end or conclusion, finish, complete (class.; syn.: absolvo, conficio, exsequor).
I. Lit.: “comitiis perficiendis undecim dies tribuit,” Caes. B. C. 3, 2: “iis comitiis perfectis,” Liv. 24, 43, 9: “bellum,” id. 22, 38, 7: “aliquid absolvi et perfici,” Cic. N. D. 2, 13, 35: “multa,” id. Or. 30, 105: “scelus,” to perpetrate, id. Clu. 68, 194: “cogitata,” id. Deiot. 7, 21: “instituta,” id. Div. 2, 5: “poëma,” id. Q. Fr. 2, 8: “conata,” Caes. B. G. 1, 3: “nihil est simul et inventum et perfectum,” Cic. Brut. 18, 71: “centum annos,” to complete, live, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 39.—So of commissions, orders, to execute: “munus,” Verg. A. 6, 629; 6, 637; Cic. Fam. 6, 7: “jussa,” Val. Fl. 7, 61: “mandata,” Sil. 13, 343.—
II. Transf.
A. To bring to completion, finish, perfect (opp. inchoare): “candelabrum perfectum e gemmis clarissimis,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64: “murum,” Liv. 25, 11: “loricam,” Sil. 2, 403: “aedem,” Suet. Aug. 60: “cibos ambulatione,” to digest, Plin. 11, 53, 118, § 283: “cucumeres,” id. 19, 5, 23, § 65: coria, to dress or curry, id. 23, 1, 16, § 22: “lanas,” id. 35, 15, 52, § 190: “minium,” id. 33, 7, 40, § 118.—
B. To make perfect, to perfect: “aliquem citharā,” Ov. A. A. 1, 11: expleta et perfecta forma honestatis, Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 48: “artem,” Suet. Ner. 41.—
C. To bring about, to cause, effect; with ut, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 24; Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 127: “perfice ut putem,” convince me, id. Tusc. 1, 8, 15; id. Fam. 11, 27, 2: “eloquentia perfecit, ut, etc.,” Nep. Ep. 6, 4.—With ne and subj.: “omnia perfecit, quae senatus salvā re publicā ne fieri possent perfecerat,” Cic. Phil. 2, 22, 55. —
D. In mal. part., = ἐνεργεῖν, Mart. 3, 79, 2; cf. Ov. A. A. 1, 389; Capitol. Max. 4, 7.— perfectus , a, um, P. a., finished, complete, perfect, excellent, exquisite (class.).
A. Of persons: “oratorem plenum atque perfectum esse, etc.,” Cic. de Or. 1, 13, 59: “homines in dicendo,” id. ib. 1, 13, 58: “perfectis et absoluti philosophi,” id. Div. 2, 72, 150: “homines,” id. Off. 1, 15, 46; id. Brut. 30, 114: “in geometriā,” id. Fin. 1, 6, 20: “in arte,” Ov. A. A. 2, 547.—In a religious sense, righteous (eccl. Lat.): “cor perfectum,” Vulg. 3 Reg. 11, 4; id. Matt. 5, 48.—Perfectissimus, a title of honor under the later emperors, Cod. Const. 12, tit. 33; Am. 21, 16 init.; Lact. 5, 14, 18.—
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things: “naturae,” Cic. N. D. 2, 12, 33: “ratio,” id. ib. 13, 34: “pulchriora etiam Polycliti et iam plane perfecta (signa),” id. Brut. 18, 70: “perfectum atque absolutum officium,” id. Off. 3, 3, 14: “perfecta cumulataque virtus,” id. Sest. 40, 86: aetas, full or ripe age, the age of fiveand-twenty, Dig. 4, 4, 32 init.—Comp.: “valvae perfectiores,” Cic. Verr. 2, 56: “aliquid perfectius,” id. de Or. 1, 2, 5; id. Brut. 18, 69; Hor. Epod. 5, 59; Quint. 12, 1, 21: “ad perfectiora,” Vulg. Heb. 6, 1.—Sup.: “quod ego summum et perfectissimum judicem,” Cic. Or. 1, 3; 15, 47; id. Brut. 31, 118; Juv. 2, 5.—Adv.: perfectē , fully, completely, perfectly (class.): “eruditus,” Cic. Brut. 81, 282; id. de Or. 1, 28, 130: “veritatem imitari,” id. Div. 1, 13, 23.—Comp., App. Flor. p. 357, 1; Tert. Apol. 45.—Sup., Gell. 11, 16 fin.