deficiebant

Dictionary entries

• 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;

  Entry →

  pl. imperf. act. ind. 3rd