perago

Latin

Etymology

From per- (“through”) +‎ agō (“do, make”).

Pronunciation

Verb

peragō (present infinitive peragere, perfect active perēgī, supine perāctum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to pierce, transfix
    Synonyms: trānsfīgō, percutiō, cōnfodiō, intrō, trāiciō, trānsigō, fodiō, fīgō
  2. (transitive) to traverse, pass through
    Synonyms: trānsgredior, praetereō, trānseō, superō, praeferō, intrō, trānsmittō
  3. (transitive) to harass, disturb, annoy
    Synonyms: fatīgō, turbō, perturbō, sollicitō, irrītō, percieō, concieō, cieō, lacessō, stimulō, īnfestō, agitō, angō, disturbō, ēvertō, concitō, moveō, agō, versō, ūrō
    Antonym: cōnsōlor
  4. (transitive) to execute, finish, accomplish, complete
    Synonyms: perficiō, cōnficiō, dēfungor, absolvō, conclūdō, condō, agō, expleō, patrō, cumulō, impleō, exsequor, fungor, efficiō, perpetrō, gerō, nāvō, trānsigō, claudō, inclūdō, perferō, persolvō, exhauriō
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 9.653:
      Vixi, et quem dederat cursum Fortuna, peregi
      I have lived, and the course Fortune has given, I have completed
  5. (transitive) to kill, slay
    Synonyms: neco, caedo, obtruncō, interficio, trucīdō, eneco, occido, perimō, conficio, interimō, percutio, sōpiō, dēiciō, iugulō, tollo, absūmō, cōnsūmō
  6. (transitive) to exhaust, use up
    Synonyms: abutor, eneco, tero, atterō, conterō, dēterō, exhauriō, adedō, accido, effundo
  7. (intransitive) to pass one's life

Conjugation
   Conjugation of peragō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present peragō peragis peragit peragimus peragitis peragunt
imperfect peragēbam peragēbās peragēbat peragēbāmus peragēbātis peragēbant
future peragam peragēs peraget peragēmus peragētis peragent
perfect perēgī perēgistī perēgit perēgimus perēgistis perēgērunt,
perēgēre
pluperfect perēgeram perēgerās perēgerat perēgerāmus perēgerātis perēgerant
future perfect perēgerō perēgeris perēgerit perēgerimus perēgeritis perēgerint
passive present peragor perageris,
peragere		 peragitur peragimur peragiminī peraguntur
imperfect peragēbar peragēbāris,
peragēbāre		 peragēbātur peragēbāmur peragēbāminī peragēbantur
future peragar peragēris,
peragēre		 peragētur peragēmur peragēminī peragentur
perfect perāctus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect perāctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect perāctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present peragam peragās peragat peragāmus peragātis peragant
imperfect peragerem peragerēs perageret peragerēmus peragerētis peragerent
perfect perēgerim perēgerīs perēgerit perēgerīmus perēgerītis perēgerint
pluperfect perēgissem perēgissēs perēgisset perēgissēmus perēgissētis perēgissent
passive present peragar peragāris,
peragāre		 peragātur peragāmur peragāminī peragantur
imperfect peragerer peragerēris,
peragerēre		 peragerētur peragerēmur peragerēminī peragerentur
perfect perāctus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect perāctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — perage — — peragite —
future — peragitō peragitō — peragitōte peraguntō
passive present — peragere — — peragiminī —
future — peragitor peragitor — — peraguntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives peragere perēgisse perāctūrum esse peragī perāctum esse perāctum īrī
participles peragēns — perāctūrus — perāctus peragendus,
peragundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
peragendī peragendō peragendum peragendō perāctum perāctū

Derived terms

References
  • “perago”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perago in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • “perago”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to carry out one's plan: propositum assequi, peragere
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