verbper-dēlĕoPER-DELEO☆ KeepMeaningto destroy utterlyLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PERDELEOLEWIS & SHORTPERDELEOper-dēlĕo, ēre, v. a., I. to destroy utterly, to exterminate (post-class.), Tert. adv. Jud. 11; Veg. Vet. 3, 10.Read the whole entry