pĕr-urgĕo, ursi, 2, v. a.
I To press upon greatly , to oppress , distress : cum Aureolus perurgeret Illyrium, Treb. Gall. 5; Amm. 29, 1, 18: eum, Vulg. 1 Macc. 9, 7.—
II In gen., to press or urge greatly : aliquem ad capessendam rem publicam, Suet. Tib. 25: festinationem, Treb. Poll. Trig. Tyr. 33, 8: sacra, to take great pains with , to apply one's self earnestly to , Auct. Aetn. 226.