verbperfōcoPERFOCO☆ KeepMeaningto stifleLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PERFOCOLEWIS & SHORTPERFOCOperfōco, āre, v. a. per-fauces, I. to stifle, suffocate (post-class.): partum, Dig. 25, 3, 4 (al. praefocat).Read the whole entry