per-fungor, functus, v. dep. n.
I Lit., to fulfil , perform , discharge (class.).
α With abl.: munere quodam necessitatis, et gravi opere perfungimur, Cic. Sen. 21, 77: honoribus amplissimis et laboribus maximis, id. Fam. 1, 8, 3: rei publicae muneribus, id. de Or. 1, 45, 199: rebus amplissimis, id. Brut. 2, 8.—
β With acc. (post-Aug.): onera quaestoria perfunctus est, Front. Ep. ad Verum, 7.—
II Transf.
A To go through , undergo , endure; to get through with , get rid of.
α With abl.: pericula, quibus nos perfuncti sumus, Cic. Mur. 2, 4: molestiā, id. Fam. 5, 12, 5: fato, Gell. 10, 18, 3: vitā, i. e. to die , Lucr. 3, 982.—
β With ab (ante-class.): sues perfunctas esse a febri, et a foriā, are free from , etc., Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 5.—(Others omit the prep. a. ）—
γ With acc.: timorem illum satis inanem perfuncti, Ap. Met. 8, 16, 23; omnia perfunctus vitai praemia marces, Lucr. 3, 956; cf.: zeugma multa pro aliquo perpessus atque perfunctus, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10.—
δ Absol. : jam perfunctus sum, explevi animos invidorum, I have gone through it , have stood it out , Cic. Dom. 17, 44: judices, quod se perfunctos jam esse arbitrantur, cum de reo judicarunt, neglegentius attendunt cetera, Cic. Clu. 41, 116.—In a pass. signif.: memoria perfuncti periculi, Cic. Sest. 4, 10.—
B To enjoy (very rare).
α With abl.: omnibus bonis, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 5: epulis, Ov. A. A. 2, 227.—
β Absol. : dum aetas tempus tulit, perfuncta satis sum, Ter. Hec. 594.