pĕrīclĭtor — Lewis & Short
pĕrīclĭtor, ātus, 1 (periclitatus, in
I pass. signif.; v. infra fin.), v. dep. a. and n. periculum.
I Act.
A In gen., to try, prove, test any thing, to make a trial of, put to the test (class.;
syn.: experior, tento): periclitatus animum sum tuum, quid faceres,Plaut. Am 3, 2, 33:
an periclitamini Quid animi habeam,id. ib. 2, 2, 57:
belli fortunam tentare ac periclitari,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 50, § 132:
omnia,id. Quint. 31, 96: fidem alicujus. Sol. 19:
in periclitandis experiundisque pueris,Cic. Div. 2, 46, 97:
periclitandae vires ingenii,id. de Or. 1, 34, 157:
exerceri in rebus cominus noscendis periclitandisque,Gell. 13, 8, 2.—
B In partic., to put in peril, to endanger, risk, jeopard (rare but class.): non est saepius in uno homine salus summa periclitanda rei publicae, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11.—
II Neutr.
A To try, attempt, make an attempt (class.): periclitari volui, si, etc., Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3:
cotidie quid nostri auderent, periclitabatur,Caes. B. G. 2, 8; Cic. Off. 3, 18, 73.—
2 Pregn., to venture, to be bold or enterprising (post-Aug.):
proeliis et periclitando tuti sunt,Tac. G. 40.—
B To be in danger or peril, to incur or be exposed to danger, to be endangered or imperilled (class.):
ut potius Gallorum vita quam legionariorum periclitaretur,Caes. B. G. 6, 33: ne de summā imperii populus Romanus periclitetur, Aug. ap. Suet. Tib. 21.—
(b) With abl.:
famā ingenii,Liv. 40, 15:
capite,to have one's head in danger, be in danger of losing one's head, Mart. 6, 26, 1:
veneno,Just. 37, 3, 7:
paralysi,Plin. 20, 15, 59, § 165:
causā,to be on trial, Quint. 7, 2, 12.—
(g) With gen. (postclass.):
capitis,to be in peril of one's life, App. M. 8, p. 216, 13.—
(d) With inf. (postAug.):
periclitabatur totam paene tragoediam evertere,Petr. 140:
rumpi,Quint. 11, 3, 42; Plin. 26, 11, 69, § 112.—With ab and abl.:
ab obtrectatore,Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 14, 29.—With pro:
pro veritate,Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 14, 29.—With propter:
propter te cotidie,Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 14, 29:
propter peccatum,Petr. 30, 7.—With ex:
periclitantes ex canis rabiosi morsu,Plin. 32, 5, 19, § 54.—
2 Trop.: ut verba non periclitentur, that the words may run no danger (of losing the cause), Quint. 7, 3, 17.—Hence, pĕrīclĭtātus, a, um, part. perf.; in pass. signif., tried, tested:
periclitatis moribus amicorum,Cic. Lael. 17, 63.