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per-cūro , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I.to heal thoroughly, cure completely (perh. not anteAug.).
I. Lit.: “percurato vulnere,” Liv. 21, 57; Curt. 4, 6, 21; 7, 6, 23: “tarde percurabitur,” Col. 6, 12, 2: “donec strumae percurentur,” Plin. 32, 8, 28, § 88: “desperata a medicis vitia,” Sen. Q. N. 3, 1, 3.—
II. Trop.: “mentem aegram,” Sen. Ep. 94, 13.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 57
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 94.13
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 6.12.2
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 4.6.21
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 7.6.23
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