pervinco, vīci, victum, 3, v. n. and a.
I Lit.
A Neutr. , to conquer completely , gain a complete victory : pervicit Bardanes, Tac. A. 11, 10.—
B Act. , to conquer or defeat completely , gain a complete victory over : ne nos subdolā perfidiā pervincamur, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 67: pervince, Theseu, quidquid alto in pectore Remanet pavoris, Sen. Herc. Fur. 654: dominae pervincere mores, Prop. 1, 17, 15.—
II Transf.
A To carry a point , maintain one's opinion : restitit ac pervicit Cato, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 8.—
B To surpass , outdo , exceed : sonum, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 200.—
C To induce or prevail upon with great effort , to effect with much labor , to bring about , achieve , etc.: multis rationibus pervicerat Rhodios, ut, etc., Liv. 42, 45: at illam non verbera, non ignes pervicere, quin, etc., Tac. A. 15, 57: pervicerunt quidem remis, ut tenerent terram, they brought it about , Liv. 37, 16: neque pervincere potuit, ut referrent consules, id. 4, 12: hoc est tibi pervincendum, Cat. 76, 15; Tac. A. 14, 14.—
D To outbid in buying: si amas, eme: facito ut pretio pervincas tuo, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 57.—
E To prove , demonstrate : aliquid dictis, Lucr. 5, 99.