verb transitive intransitive

dērŭo

2nd PP dē-rŭere · 3rd PP dērŭi · conj. 3rd

(a very rare word).

Act., to throw; cast down active

Act., to throw or cast down.

hiems immensam vim aquarum ruptis nubibus deruat, Sen. Q. N. 3, 27.— literal •

Lit.: hiems immensam vim aquarum ruptis nubibus deruat, Sen. Q. N. 3, 27.—

to take away, detract figuratively

Trop., to take away, detract: cumulum de laudibus alicujus, * Cic. Att. 16, 11, 2.—

Neutr., to fall down intransitive

Neutr., to fall down: Ap. M. 2, p. 128; 7, p. 196.

Perseus ID: n13322 Key: deruo