per-ūrō -, ūstus, ere, to burn up, waste by fire: perusti late agri, L.
—To heat, burn, inflame: sitis fatigatos perurebat, Cu.
—To inflame, gall, rub sore: peruste funibus latus, with your side galled, H.: oneri colla perusta, O.
—To nip, pinch: terra perusta gelu, O.
—Fig., to burn, inflame, consume: hominem perustum gloriā volunt ince{*} dere: valido peruri aestu, O.: intestina perurens, i. e. stirring wrath, Ct.