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perfero

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-3, suppletive) to bear, carry or convey through to a place or to the end; bring home
  2. (conjugation-3, suppletive) to convey news, announce, state
  3. (conjugation-3, figuratively, suppletive) to bear, support or endure to the end
  4. (conjugation-3, figuratively, suppletive) to bear, suffer, tolerate, put up with, submit to, endure
  5. (conjugation-3, figuratively, suppletive) to bring to an end, carry out, complete, finish, accomplish
  6. (conjugation-3, figuratively, suppletive) to carry out, conduct, maintain, manage
  7. (Ecclesiastical, Latin, conjugation-3, suppletive) to bear the penalty of

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpɛr.fɛ.roː]
Etymology

From per- + ferō (“bear, carry”). Cognate with Ancient Greek περῐφέρω (perĭphérō), Polish przebrać, Russian перебрать (perebratʹ).

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