per-sentĭo, si, sum, 4, v. a., to perceive plainly.
I Verg. A. 4, 90; Ap. Met. 7, 11, 23.—
II To feel deeply : pectore curas, Verg. A. 4, 448.
per-sentiō sī, —, īre, to feel deeply: pectore curas, V.—To apprehend clearly, perceive distinctly:...
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