deficeris
Dictionary entries
- Entry →defico, deficare, deficavi, deficatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Religion
deify, make one a god;; strain/clear/cleanse, remove dregs/impurities from; defecate (L+S); set at ease;
sg. pres. pass. subj. 2nd - Entry →deficio, deficere, defeci, defectus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
fail, disappoint, let down; leave without a sufficiency; cease to be available;; (PASS) be left without/wanting, lack; have shortcomings; L:come to nothing;; fail/falter; run short/out; grow weak/faint; come to end; revolt/rebel, defect;; pass away; become extinct, die/fade out; subside/sink; suffer eclipse, wane;
sg. pres. pass. ind. 2nd
Examples
XVIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...miseram, sed argumenta desunt, non voce, sed probatione deficeris. quod solum datur, relinquis infamiae, et nos cum perpetua..."VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...vehiculum et sanctissimum pectus ungulae rumpant. ipsa, quoniam deficeris oculis, elisum caput et oppressa ponderibus praecordia manibus tuis..."
