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of water, turning of water out of its 
course. Cic. Derivationes fluminum. 
- IT Also, the derivation of words. 
Pandect. - IT Also, the use of one 
word for another of similar meaning. 
QuintU- Derivatio verborum, ut pro ava- 
ro parcum vocemus. 
DERIV8 (de & rivo), as, avi, atom, a. 1. 
to drain or convey water from its regular 
course, derive or tarn off into a different 
channel. Cas. Aqua ex flumine deriva- 
ta. Plaut. Derivare sibi aquam de 
fluvio. — Figur. Horat. Hoc fonte 
derivata clades. Cic. Culpain deri¬ 
vare in aliquem, turn upon another, im¬ 
pute to another. Id. Derivandi criminis 
causa, with a view to lay the blame else¬ 
where. Id. Partem aliquant in Asiam 
derivare curre et cogitationis tua?, to 
turn. Terent. Derivare in so iram 
alicujus, to bring down upon himself 
Cic. Derivare alio responsionem suam, 
to direct his reply to another subject. Lu- 
cret. Derivare queunt animum curaque 
levare, h. e. avocare, avertere, divert, 
distract. 
DERoDO. See Derosas. 3 
DeR8GaTI 5 (derogo), onis, f. the taking 
of a clause from an old law by a new one. 
Auct. ad Hercnn. 
DeR5GaT 5R (Id.), oris, m. a detractor. 
Sidon. 
DER6GIT8 (de & rogito), as, avi, atum, 
3 a. 1. to ask of one. Plaut. 
DER8G8 (de & rogo), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
to take aioay or repeal ’some clause of an 
old law by a new one. Cic. De lege ali- 
quid derogari. Auct. ad Hereon. Cui 
legi abrogatum vel derogatum sit. —— 
IT Figur. to derogate or take from, abate, 
lessen, diminish, dipaipeiv. Cic. Non 
egonationihuiefidem derogo? Id. Dero- 
gare de fide testium, to hurt the credit 
of. Id. Non enim mihi tantum derogo, 
I will not so far detract from my own mer¬ 
its. Id. Derogare aliquid de magnifi- 
centia. Id. aliquid ex requitate. tacit. 
Derogare juri. 
DeRoSOS (derodo), a,uin, particip. gnaw- 
1 ed, nibbled. Cic. Derosos a muribus cly- 
peos. 
DER0NCIN8 (de & runcino), as, avi, 
3 atum, a. 1. to smooth or shave with a 
plane. — Figur. Plaut. Ut lepide derun- 
cinavit militem I cheated ! 
DER08 (de & ruo), is, ui, iitum, a. 3. to 
pull or take down, take away. Senec. 
Hiems immensam vim aquarum ruptis 
nubibus deruat. — Figur. Cic. De lau- 
dibus Dolabell® deruam cumulum. 
-IT Also, neut.; to fall down. Apul. 
DeRuPTOS (de & ruptus), a, um, adject. 
o broken, steep, craggy, precipitous. Ta- 
~ cit. Collts arduus et deruptus. Lio. 
Prrecipites deruptreque utrinque angus- 
ti®. Id. Altior deruptiorque undique 
tumulus. Liv. Derupta, sc. loca. 
DESXCR8 (de & sacro), as, a. 1. to conse¬ 
crate,make sacred. Stat. Quercum desa- 
craverat.-IT Also, to deify. Capitolin. 
DESA2VI8 (de& srevio), is, n. 4. to rage. 
Virg. Toto desrevit in requore victor. 
Id. Dum pelago desrevit hiems. Horat. 
Tragica desrevit in arte.-IT Also, to 
give over raging. Lucan. Nec, dum de- 
sreviat ira, exspectat. 
DeSaLTS (de & salto), as, avi, atum, a. 
2 1 .to dance. Sueton. 
DESCENDS (de & scando), is, di, sum, 
n. 3. to go or come down, descend, ua- 
raBaivo). Cic. In inferiorem ambu- 
lationem descendimus. Id. Descen- 
dere de Rostris. Id. ex equis, to alight, 
dismount. Id. de crelo. Horat. crelo. 
Virg. Crele C iscendere ab alto. Cats. 
ex foco supar ire in planitiem. Id. in 
naves hostium. Cic. Descendimus ad 
nostras naviculas. Ilirt. Descendere 
valle prrerupta, to descend through a val¬ 
ley. Odd. perclivum. Liv. inrequum, 
to go down to the plain. Curt. Mare in 
carnpos descendit, inundates. Id. Ves- 
tis descendit ad genua, comes down to 
the knees. Ovul. Coma ex hurneris de¬ 
scendit in armos. Pet.ron. Capilii de- 
scendentes ab anre. Id. A regione gu- 
bernaculorum funis descendit, hangs. 
-IT Also, also!., Descendere, to alight 
from on horseback, dismount. Plaut. 
-If With the dative, poetic. Sil. 
Iiescendere nocti, h. e. ad inferos.- 
IT Used in reference to the Roman 
forum, because it lies below the hills, 
upon which the houses mostly stood. — 
Cic. Descendere in forum. Liv. ad fo¬ 
rum. Sueton. ad comitia. And alisol. 
Cic. Hodie non descendit, does not 
make his appearance in the forum. - 
IT Also, to penetrate, sink into, pierce. 
Liv. Ferrum in corpus descendit. Flor. 
Gladiis descendere in jugulos. Virg. 
Toto descendit cor pore pcstis, the fire 
spreads itself through every part of the feet. 
Stut. Galeas vetant descendere crista;, to 
sink. Plin. Descendit in rimain calamus. 
Id. Fulinen descendit in terrain. Colum. 
Rapre in altum desccndunt, strike root. 
— Figur. Sallust. Verbum in pectus 
altius descendit. Senec. Altius inju- 
rire, quam merita descendunt. - 
IT Also, Cels. Oleraceleriter descendunt, 
pass through, arc digested. Plin. Ubi 
pluribus diebus non descendit alvus. 
-IT Also, to sink, settle. Plin. F.p. 
Tlieatrum ingentibus rimis descendit. 
-If Figur. Cic. Descendit in causam. 
Lin. Si semel in causam descenderit, 
if he once engages in the affair. So, Ta¬ 
cit.. Descendere in partes. Horat. De- 
scendat in judicis aures. Quintil. De¬ 
scendere a genere ad speciem. Justin. 
Regnum ad Astyagen descendit. Pcrs. 
In se se descendere ! to look into himself, 
examine himself. Stat. Quanto descen¬ 
dit vulnus liiatu! yawns, gapes. - 
IT Also, to stoop, condescend. Virg. Pre- 
ces descendere in onines, to have re¬ 
course. Plin. Ep. Descendere ad curas 
alicujus. QuintU. Ad intellectual audi- 
' entis descendere, to adapt himself to the 
capacity. Cic. Ad aiiimi remissionem 
descendere. Id. Ad inimicitias descen¬ 
dere. Id. Videte, quo descendant, how 
ready I am to accommodate. Id. Descen- 
do, requa enim conditio proponitur, I 
yield, I acquiesce. Cats. Descendere ad 
sententiam alicujus, to coincide with his 
way of thinking. Id. Ad omnia se de¬ 
scendere paratum, ready to encounter any 
danger whatsoever. Pollio ad Cic. Ad 
extremum auxilium descendere, to have 
recourse to. -IT Descendere in certa- 
men, in aciem,in diniicationein, &c. to 
enter into battle, fight, engage, &c. Cic. 
-IT Also, to be descended from. Pan¬ 
dect. Descendere a patriciis. Hence, 
Id. Descendentes, descendants. —— 
IF Also, deviate from, differ from Quin- 
til. Ab antiquis descenderat.-IT Al¬ 
so, to resemble. Plin. Quintum genus 
ad viciniam crystalli descendit, is near¬ 
ly allied to, resembles strongly. -IT And 
passiv. Plin. Latitudo descenditur. 
- IT Likewise, impersonal. Cic. So- 
norum gradibus descenditur. Tacit. 
Eo descensum credebant, ut, that matters 
were come to such a pass, that. Id. Eo 
contemptionis descensum esse, ut, &c. 
DESCENSI8 (descendo), onis, f. a going 
2 down, descending, descent. Plin. - 
IT Also, the steps or platforms in, baths. 
Plin. Ep. 
DESCENSUS (Id.), us, m. a descent. 
2 Virg. Facilis descensus Averni. Sal¬ 
lust. Qua illi descensus erat. Plin. Ip¬ 
so descensu speluncre, at the mouth. 
DESCISC8 (de & scisco), is, sclvi & scii, 
scitum, n. 3. to withdraw himself, stand 
aloof, revolt, alter, change, aepiarapat. 
Cic. A me ipso non desciverim. Id. 
A populo R. pestiferi cives desciverint. 
Liv. Ab Latinis ad Romanos descivit. 
Nepos. Ab hoc viro filius desc.iit. Co¬ 
lum. Vitis desciscit, degenerates. Plin. 
Humidum solum desciscit in pratum, de¬ 
generates. Cic. Desciscere ab antiqua 
institutione. Id. a pristina causa. Id. a 
veritate. Id. a vita,7i. c. vita excedere. 
Plin. Ep. a consuetudine parentum. 
Sueton. Ad sievitiam descivit. —- 
IT Passiv. impersonal. Vellci. Prrecipiti 
cursu avirtute descitum. 
DESC5BIN5 (de & scobina), as, a. 1. to 
3 scrape or pare off. Varr. 
DESCRTB8 (de & scribo), is, psi, ptum, 
a. 3. to write over, copy, transcribe, liiri- 
■ypd<j>o>. Cic. Describere librum ab ali- 
quo. - IT Also, t.o write. Virg. In 
cortice fagi carmina descripsi.-IT Al¬ 
so, to paint. Plaut. Describere ejus for- 
mam. - IT Also, to draw, delineate. 
Cic. Archimedes in pulvere quredam 
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describit, describes. Liv. Formas in 
pulvere dcscripserat. Virg. Csiiou* 
meatus describent radio. -if 
to express, describe. Cic. Definieiida res 
erit verbis et breviter describenda 
Auct.. ad Ilerenn. Vocabuli sententiam 
breviter describere, to explain, JVepcs 
Describere aliquid versibus. Cic. I] ( ,’ 
milium sermones moresque describere. 
— With the infinit. Ovid. Descripsit 
corrumpi semina matrum_if Also to 
draw out, derive, deduce. Horat. Unde e&o 
descripsi prrecepta lirec.-IT Also to 
arrange, class. Cic. Civitates in p ro _ 
vincias descripsit. -IT Also, to divide 
distribute. Cic. Duodena describit ip 
singulos homines jugera. Id. Descrin- 
sisti urbis partes ad incendia, you have 
marked out. Liv. In duodeciin menses 
describit annum. - IT Also, to tax 
cess, impose. Cats. Vecturas frumenti 
finitimis civitatibus descripsit. Justin. 
Describere alicui tributurn in tutelani 
classis.-IT Also, to designate, mark 
out, brand. Cic. Me latronem ac sica- 
rium describebant. Horat. Si quis erat 
dignus describi. - IT Also, to deter¬ 
mine, regulate. Cic. Magistrate debet 
jura describere. Id. Pretio, non requi- 
tate jura describere.-IT Also, to as¬ 
sign. Plin. Descriptis stellis in deos. 
Horat. Descriptas servare vices. 
DESCRIPTE (descriptus), adverb, in good 
] order, methodically, distinctly. Cic. 
DESCRIPTI8 (describo), onis, f. a writing 
out, copy, transcript, description, ar¬ 
rangement., disposition, distribution, di¬ 
vision. Cic. Regionum descriptio. Id. 
Mea descriptio, the design is mine. Id. 
Descriptio redificandi. Id. Descripti- 
ones temporum. Sueton. Legionum et 
auxiliorum descriptio, a roll, register. 
Cic. Celebrare descriptionem servornm 
vicatim toto urbe. Id. Juris requa de¬ 
scriptio. -IT Also, order, arrangement. 
Cic. Urbs descriptione redificiorum et 
pulcritudine nobilis. Id. Campani 
superbi urbis salubritate, descriptione, 
pulcritudine. Id. Descriptio civitatis a 
majoribus nostris constituta, the system 
of government. -H Also, a definition, 
explanation. Cic. Nominis brevis et 
aperta descriptio. Id. Hrec est fere de¬ 
scriptio officii. 
DESCRIPTIONCOLX (diminut. from de- 
2 scriptio), re, f. a short description. Senec. 
DESCRIPTOR (describo), oris, m. a de- 
3 scrihcr. Lactant. 
DESCRIPTOS (Id.), a, um, particip. and 
adj. Cic. Natura nihil est descriptius, 
more orderly arranged. 
DESCR8BS (de & scrobs), as, a. 1. Ter- 
3 lull. Gemmas descrobare auro, to set in 
gold. 
DeSECS (de &. seco), as, ecui, ectum, a. 
1 1. to cut off, air origan. Cic. Partes ex toto 
desecans. Liu. Desecta seges. Cats. 
Aures desectre. Ovid. Desecare crinem. 
DESECRS, same as Desacro. Plin. 
DeSENESCS (de &. senesco), is, senui, n. 
2 3. to grow old. Sallust, fragm. Nisi 
cum ira belli desenuisset. 
DESER5, is, iivi, Ttum. See Desitus. 3 
DeSeRS (de &. sero), is, erui, ertum, a. 3. 
to abandon, leave, forsake, desert, djroXfi- 
Ko>. Cic. Deserere ac derelinquere ali- 
quem. Plant. Genua hunc cursorem 
deserunt. Cic. Tardius fama deseret 
Curium. Id. Aratores agros deserunt. 
Id. Non deseranr fratris preces. Id. 
Deserere vitam. Id. causam suam. 
Id. jus suum. Id. ullam officii partem. 
Cws. Socios deserere. Id. Exercitum 
deserere, to desert from. _ QuintU. lie 
in aciem coactus, deseruit, he deserted. 
Ovid. Deseror conjuge. Cic. A cete¬ 
ris oblectationibus deseror. /d. Nisi 
me iucerna desereret, if the oil did not 
fail me. Id. A mente non deseror, h. c. 
firma mente sum. Ovid. Deseret ante 
dies, quam, time would fail me before. 
)eSERP 8 (de fc serpo), is, psi, 
I n. 3. to creep down, or along. Stat. 
IeSERTTS (desero), onis, f. an abandon¬ 
ing', forsaking. Liv. Desertio juris 
mini. - IT Also, desertion. Pandect. 
3ESERT5R (Id.),oris, m. emewhoforsam 
or abandons. Cic. Coniiiiun is^s alntm 
sertor. Id. Desertoraniicorumfc - I 
so, a deserter. Cws. Desertoies elP 
ditores. Curt. Desertorcs et transtug® 
