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pervăgātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from pervagor.

per-văgor, ātus, 1, v. dep. n. and a., to wander or range through, to rove about, overrun (class.).

  1. I. Lit.: hic praedonum naviculae pervagatae sunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 37, § 98: iis imperat, ut omnibus in locis pervagentur, Caes. B. G. 7, 45: natio pervagata bello prope orbem terrarum, Liv. 38, 17; 1, 29.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To spread out, extend: quod in exteris nationibus usque ad ultimas terras pervagatum est, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64: ardores in agris pervagantes, Vitr. 2, 6.
    2. B. To spread through, pervade: timores omnium mentes pervagantur, Cic. Leg. 1, 11, 32: dolor omnia membra pervagabatur, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 6; 6, 10, 3.
    3. C. To be widely spread, to become common: ne is honos nimium pervagetur, Cic. Inv. 2, 39, 113.
      Hence, pervăgātus, a, um, P. a.
    1. A. Spread out, wide-spread, well known: longe et late pervagata anteponantur angustis, Cic. Top. 18, 69: pervagatissimus versus, id. Or. 43, 147: declamatio, id. Planc. 19, 47: sermo, id. Mil. 12, 33; cf. id. de Or. 1, 36, 165: gloria, id. Marcell. 8, 26.
    2. B. Common, general: pervagatior pars, of a more general nature, Cic. Inv. 2, 14, 47.