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pervulgo or -volgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to communicate to the people, to make publicly known, to publish, spread abroad (class.; cf. publico).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. 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, id. 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.
    2. B. In partic., to make one’s self common, to prostitute one’s self: mulier, quae se omnibus pervulgaret, Cic. Cael. 16, 38.
  2. 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.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.