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dēfenso , āvi, ātum, 1,
I.v. a. intens. [defendo]. *
I. To fend off diligently, ward off: “metus,” Stat. S. 5, 2, 105.—
II. To defend diligently, protect (rare; mostly ante-class. and poet., not in Cic. or Caes.): “moenia,” Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 30; Sall. J. 26, 1; 60, 3: “alios ab hostibus,” id. ib. 97: “humeros,” Ov. M. 12, 376: “se ipsa moenia,” Liv. 26, 45 (al. defendebant): “se injuria,” Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 39.—Absol.: “dum defensamus (sc. armentum),” Ov. M. 11, 374.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12.376
    • Plautus, Rudens, 3.3
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 11.374
    • Plautus, Bacchides, 3.3
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 26, 45
    • Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum, 26
    • Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum, 60
    • Statius, Silvae, 5.2
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