derigebant
Dictionary entries
- Entry →derigeo, derigere, -, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
soften, remove hardness;
pl. imperf. act. ind. 3rd - 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. imperf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...horreum Romanis, eoque omnes ex Italia missae onerariae derigebant cursum. circumuecti ab urbe ad auersa insulae—obiecta aquiloni..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...navibus quam stabili gradu e ripa vulnera derigebant. et cum variis trepidantium inclinationibus mixti remiges propugnatoresque turbarentur, desilire..."
