Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 47
Perspired (imp. & p. p.) of Perspire.
Perspiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perspire.
Perspire (v. i.) (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.
Perspire (v. i.) To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
Perspire (v. t.) To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores.
Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. -- Smollett.
Perspire (v.) Excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: sweat, sudate, perspire].
Perstreperous (a.) Noisy; obstreperous. [Obs.] -- Ford.
Perstringe (v. t.) To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]
Perstringe (v. t.) To criticise; to touch upon. [R.] -- Evelyn.
Persuadable (a.) That may be persuaded. -- Per*suad"a*ble*ness, n. -- Per*suad"a*bly, adv.
Persuadable (a.) Being susceptible to persuasion [syn: convincible, persuadable, persuasible, suasible].
Persuaded (imp. & p. p.) of Persuade.
Persuading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Persuade.
Persuade (v. t.) To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives.
Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. -- Acts xxvi. 28.
We will persuade him, be it possible. -- Shak.
Persuade (v. t.) To try to influence. [Obsolescent]
Hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you. -- 2 Kings xviii. 32.
Persuade (v. t.) To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.
Beloved, we are persuaded better things of you. -- Heb. vi. 9.
Persuade (v. t.) To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to recommend. -- Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To convince; induce; prevail on; win over; allure; entice. See Convince.
Persuade (v. i.) To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion. -- Shak.
Persuade (n.) Persuasion. [Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl.
Persuade (v.) Win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" [syn: carry, persuade, sway].
Persuade (v.) Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" [ant: deter, dissuade].
Persuade (v.) [ T ] (B1) 勸服；說服 To make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it.
// If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.
// [ + (that) ] It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent.
// [ + to infinitive ] He is trying to persuade local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.
// Using a bunch of bananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage.
// (Formal) The first priority is to persuade the management of the urgency of this matter.
// Her legal advisers persuaded her into/ out of mentioning (= to mention/ not to mention) the names of the people involved in the robbery.
Persuaded (p. p. & a.) Prevailed upon; influenced by argument or entreaty; convinced. -- Per*suad"ed*ly, adv. -- Per*suad"ed*ness, n.
Persuader (n.) One who, or that which, persuades or influences. "Powerful persuaders." -- Milton.
Persuader (n.) Someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on [syn: persuader, inducer].
Persuasibility (n.) Capability of being persuaded. -- Hawthorne.
Persuasible (a.) Capable of being persuaded; persuadable.
Persuasible (a.) Persuasive. [Obs.] -- Bale. -- Per*sua"si*ble*ness, n. -- Per*sua"si*bly, adv.
Persuasible (a.) Being susceptible to persuasion [syn: convincible, persuadable, persuasible, suasible].
Persuasion (n.) 說服，勸說 [U]；說服力 [U] The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination.
For thou hast all the arts of fine persuasion. -- Otway.
Persuasion (n.) The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced.
If the general persuasion of all men does so account it. -- Hooker.
My firm persuasion is, at least sometimes, That Heaven will weigh man's virtues and his crimes With nice attention. -- Cowper.
Persuasion (n.) A creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion; all persuasions are agreed.
Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. -- Jefferson.
Persuasion (n.) The power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness.
Is 't possible that my deserts to you Can lack persuasion? -- Shak.
Persuasion (n.) That which persuades; a persuasive. [R.]
Syn: See {Conviction}.
Persuasion (n.) The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action [syn: {persuasion}, {suasion}] [ant: {dissuasion}].
Persuasion (n.) A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: {opinion}, {sentiment}, {persuasion}, {view}, {thought}].
Persuasion. () The act of influencing by expostulation or request. While the persuasion is confined within those limits which leave the mind free, it may be used to induce another to make his will, or even to make it in his own favor; but if such persuasion should so far operate on the mind of the testator, that he would be deprived of a perfectly free will, it would vitiate the instrument. 3 Serg. & Rawle, 269; 5 Serg. & Rawle, 207; 13 Serg. & Rawle, 323.
Persuasion (n.) (Changing ideas) (C2) [ U ] 說服 The action of persuading someone or of being persuaded.
// It took a lot of persuasion to convince the committee of the advantages of the new plan.
// She will help you - she just needs a little gentle persuasion.
// The occasion will be a test of the senator's powers of persuasion (= his ability to persuade people).
Persuasion (n.) (Beliefs) [ C ] （尤指宗教上的） 信仰，信念 A particular set of beliefs, especially religious ones.
// We need a society which welcomes people of all religious persuasions.
Persuasive (a.) Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence. "Persuasive words." -- Milton.
Persuasive (n.) That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation. -- Per*sua"sive*ly, adv. --
Per*sua"sive*ness, n.
Persuasive (a.) Intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" [ant: dissuasive].
Persuasive (a.) (C1) 有說服力的，令人信服的 Making you want to do or believe a particular thing.
// A persuasive speaker/ speech.
// Your arguments are very persuasive.
// He can be very persuasive.
Persuasory (a.) Persuasive. -- Sir T. Browne.
Persulphate (n.) (Chem.) A sulphate of the peroxide of any base. [R.]
Persulphide (n.) (Chem.) A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; -- formerly called persulphuret.
Persulphocyanate (n.) (Chem.) A salt of persulphocyanic acid. [R.]
Persulphocyanic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline substance (called also perthiocyanic acid), analogous to sulphocyanic acid, but containing more sulphur.
Persulphocyanogen (n.) (Chem.) An orange-yellow substance, produced by the action of chlorine or boiling dilute nitric acid and sulphocyanate of potassium; -- called also pseudosulphocyanogen, perthiocyanogen, and formerly sulphocyanogen.
Persulphide (n.) (Chem.) A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; -- formerly called persulphuret.
Persulphuret (n.) (Chem.) A persulphide. [Obs.]
Pert (a.) Open; evident; apert. [Obs.] -- Piers Plowman.
Pert (a.) Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Pert (a.) Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent. "A very pert manner." -- Addison.
The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play. -- Cowper.
Pert (v. i.) To behave with pertness. [Obs.] -- Gauden.
Pert (a.) Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy].
PERT, () Program Evaluation / Evolution and Review Technique.
PERT, () Program Evaluation and Review Technique.
PERT, () (PERT) A method used to size a software product and calculate the Standard Deviation (SD) for risk assessment.
The PERT equation (beta distribution) estimates the Equivalent Delivered Source Instructions (EDSIs) and the SD based on the analyst's estimates of the lowest possible size, the most likely size, and the highest possible size of each computer program component (CPC).
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Pertained (imp. & p. p.) of Pertain.
Pertaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pertain.
Pertain (v. i.) To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life.
Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition which pertaineth not to them. -- Hayward.
Pertain (v. i.) To have relation or reference to something.
These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them at their time. -- Latimer.
Pertain (v.) Be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with].
Pertain (v.) Be a part or attribute of [syn: pertain, appertain].
Perterebration (n.) The act of boring through. [Obs.] -- Ainsworth.
Persulphocyanogen (n.). (Chem.) An orange-yellow substance, produced by the action of chlorine or boiling dilute nitric acid and sulphocyanate of potassium; -- called also pseudosulphocyanogen, perthiocyanogen, and formerly sulphocyanogen.
Perthiocyanogen (n.) (Chem.) Same as Persulphocyanogen.
Perthite (n.) (Min.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. -- Per*thit"ic, a.
Pertinacious (a.) 執拗的，頑固的，頑強的 Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar.
Pertinacious (a.) Resolute; persevering; constant; steady.
Diligence is a steady, constant, and pertinacious study. -- South.
Syn: Obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; resolute; determined; firm; constant; steady. -- Per`ti*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Per`ti*na"cious*ness, n.
Pertinacious (a.) Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding].
Pertinacious (a.) Holding or adhering obstinately to any opinion, purpose, or design.
Pertinacious (a.) Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" [syn: {dogged}, {dour}, {persistent}, {pertinacious}, {tenacious}, {unyielding}].
Pertinacious (a.) Stubbornly or perversely persistent. Pertinacious is from Latin pertinax, "having a firm hold, obstinate," from per-, "thoroughly" + tenax, "holding fast, tenacious," from tenere, "to hold."
Pertinacity (n.) . 執拗；頑固；（病）難治癒 The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency. -- Macaulay.
Syn: See {Obstinacy}.
Pertinacity (n.) Persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverance}, {persistence}, {persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}].
Pertinacy (n.) The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence. [Obs.]
Pertinacy (n.) Pertinacity. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Pertinate (a.) Pertinacious. [Obs.]
Pertinately (adv.) Pertinaciously. [Obs.] Pertinence
Pertinence (n.) 恰當；中肯；切題 Alt. of Pertinency.
Pertinency (n.) The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness; relevancy; suitableness.
The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse. -- Bentley.
Pertinency (n.) Relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand [syn: {applicability}, {pertinence}, {pertinency}] [ant: {inapplicability}].
Pertinent (a.) [(+to)] 恰當的，貼切的；中肯的；【書】有關的，相干的 Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations or arguments; pertinent evidence.
Pertinent (a.) Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.] "Pertinent unto faith." -- Hooker.
Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit. -- {Per"ti*nent*ly}, adv. -- {Per"ti*nent*ness}, n.
Pertinent (a.) Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point".
Pertinent (a.) Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: {apposite}, {apt}, {pertinent}].
Pertinent (a.) Evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319.
Compare: Impertinent
Impertinent (a.) 不切題的，不中肯的 [（+to）]；不恰當的；不合理的 Not showing proper respect; rude.
‘An impertinent question’
Impertinent (a.) (Formal) Not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant.
‘Talk of ‘rhetoric’ and ‘strategy’ is impertinent to this process’
Pertly (adv.) In a pert manner.
Pertly (adv.) In an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning
impudently" [syn: impertinently, saucily, pertly, freshly, impudently].
Pertness (n.) The quality or state of being pert.
Pertness (n.) Inappropriate playfulness [syn: impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness].
Pertness (n.) Quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him."
Pertransient (a.) Passing through or over. [R.]
Perturb (v. t.) To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.
Ye that . . . perturb so my feast with crying. -- Chaucer.
Perturb (v. t.) To disorder; to confuse. [R.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Perturb (v.) Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder].
Perturb (v.) Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion."
Perturb (v.) Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet."
Perturb (v.) Throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" [syn: perturb, derange, throw out of kilter].
Perturbability (n.) The quality or state of being perturbable.
Perturbable (a.) Liable to be perturbed or agitated; liable to be disturbed or disquieted.
Perturbance (n.) Disturbance; perturbation. [R.] "Perturbance of the mind." -- Sharp.
Perturbate (v. t.) To perturb. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Perturbate (a.) Perturbed; agitated. [R.]
Perturbation (n.) The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.
Perturbation (n.) (Astron.) A disturbance in the regular elliptic or other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on each other. -- Newcomb.
Perturbation (n.) An unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: disturbance, perturbation, upset].
Perturbation (n.) (Physics) A secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly.
Perturbation (n.) Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" [syn: perturbation, disturbance].
Perturbation (n.) A disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn: perturbation, fluster].
Perturbation (n.) The act of causing disorder [syn: disruption, perturbation].
Perturbation. () This is a technical word which signifies disturbance, or infringement of a right. It is usually applied to the disturbance of pews, or seats in a church. In the ecclesiastical courts actions for these disturbances are technically called "suits for perturbation of seat." 1 Phillim. 323. Vide Pew.
Perturbational (a.) Of or pertaining to perturbation, esp. to the perturbations of the planets. "The perturbational theory." -- Sir J. Herschel.
Perturbative (a.) Tending to cause perturbation; disturbing. -- Sir J. Herschel.
Perturbator (n.) A perturber. [R.]
Perturbed (a.) Agitated; disturbed; troubled. -- Shak. -- Per*turb"ed*ly, adv.
Perturbed (a.) Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) [syn: flustered, hot and bothered(p), perturbed, rattled].
Perturber (n.) One who, or that which, perturbs, or cause perturbation.
Pertusate (a.) (Bot.) Pierced at the apex. Pertuse
Pertuse (a.) Alt. of Pertused.
Pertused (a.) Punched; pierced with, or having, holes.
Pertusion (n.) The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument; as, pertusion of a vein. [R.] -- Arbuthnot.
Pertusion (n.) A punched hole; a perforation. -- Bacon.
Pertussis (n.) (Med.) The whooping cough.
Pertussis (n.) A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn: whooping cough, pertussis].
Peruke (n.) A wig; a periwig.
Peruke (v. t.) To dress with a peruke. [R.]
Peruke (n.) A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries [syn: periwig, peruke].
Perulae (n. pl. ) of Perula.
Perula (n.) (Bot.) One of the scales of a leaf bud.
Perula (n.) (Bot.) A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain orchides.
Perule (n.) Same as Perula.
Perusal (n.) The act of carefully viewing or examining. [R.] -- Tatler.
Perusal (n.) The act of reading, especially of reading through or with care. -- Woodward.
Perusal (n.) Reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: perusal, perusing, poring over, studying].
Perused (imp. & p. p.) of Peruse.
Perusing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Peruse.
Peruse (v. t.) To observe; to examine with care. [R.]
Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed. -- Milton.
Peruse (v. t.) To read through; to read carefully. -- Shak.
Peruse (v.) Examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure."
Peruser (n.) One who peruses.
Peruvian (a.) Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America.
Peruvian (n.) A native or an inhabitant of Peru.
Peruvian balsam. See Balsam of Peru, under Balsam.
Peruvian bark, The bitter bark of trees of various species of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy for malarial diseases. This property is due to several alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their compounds; -- called also Jesuit's bark, and cinchona.
See Cinchona.
Peruvian (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people; "Peruvian artifacts."
Peruvian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Peru.
Pervaded (imp. & p. p.) of Pervade.
Pervading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pervade.
Pervade (v. t.) To pass or flow through, as an aperture, pore, or interstice; to permeate.
That labyrinth is easily pervaded. -- Blackstone.
Pervade (v. t.) To pass or spread through the whole extent of; to be diffused throughout.
A spirit of cabal, intrigue, and proselytism pervaded all their thoughts, words, and actions. -- Burke.
Pervade (v.) Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle].
Pervade (v.) [ T ] (Formal) （特性或氣味）滲透，瀰漫，充滿 When qualities, characteristics, or smells pervade a place or thing, they spread through it and are present in every part of it.
// The film movie is a reflection of the violence that pervades our culture.