derexissent
Dictionary entries
- Entry →derigo, derigere, derexi, derectus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
direct, steer, guide, align, point; set in order, form up; straighten, level;; arrange/set in line/direction; align; set in order; form up, fall in (army);; mark/fix (boundary); demarcate; straighten (out); level; square (up);; point; direct (word/attention); bring proceedings; end word w/inflection;; direct (course/steps), turn/steer/guide; propel/direct (missiles/blows);
pl. pluperf. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...studuisse et cursum ad rectum iter uitae derexisse, in ipso beneficio tuo maius, quam quod dederas, recepisti..."Liber XXXIX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Fabium Labeonem, cum in regione ea fuisset, derexisse finem Philippo ueterem uiam regiam, quae ad Thraciae Paroreian subeat..."Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...parato hostibus, aut ipsos pro hostibus habiturus. cum derexissent ad terram proras, quindecim ferme eis naues circa Myonnesum..."