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Latin
Etymology
From per- + tentō.
Pronunciation
Verb
pertentō (present infinitive pertentāre, perfect active pertentāvī, supine pertentātum); first conjugation
- to test, try, experiment
- to explore thoroughly
Conjugation
References
- “pertento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pertento”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pertento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.