perfluo

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ fluō (flow).

Pronunciation

Verb

perfluō (present infinitive perfluere, perfect active perflūxī, supine perflūxum); third conjugation, impersonal in the passive

  1. (transitive) to flow or run through something
  2. (intransitive) to flow or run through
  3. (intransitive) to drip with something
  4. (intransitive, of garments) to flow, stream or float
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) to cannot keep a secret; to leak

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References

  • perfluo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perfluo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perfluo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.