defugite
Dictionary entries
- Entry →defugio, defugere, defugi, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
flee, escape, run/move away (from), make one's escape from; avoid (strongly);; escape from/make one's escape/flee; keep clear of (responsibility/liability);
pl. pres. act. imp. 2nd
Examples
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...lampade Erinys quarum populi coluere diem. Quisquis medium defugit iter stabili numquam tramite curret: dum petit unum praebere..."Liber V
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ripam Tiberis quo armis abiectis totum sinistrum cornu defugit, magna strages facta est, multosque imperitos nandi aut invalidos..."