pertempto

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

pertempto (ō) (-tento) āvī, ātus, āre,

to prove thoroughly, test, put to test: vos, T.: rem, weigh well: nobilium adulescentium animos, L.: pugionem, Ta.—To try severely, affect deeply, overwhelm: dum lues pertemptat sensūs, V.: pertemptant gaudia pectus, V.