pĕtītŭrio, īre, v. desid. a. [peto],
to desire to sue for office , to long to become a candidate (rare but class.): video hominem valde petiturire, Cic. Att. 1, 14, 7.
petīturiō —, —, īre, desid. peto, to be eager for office : valde. ...
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