dēficiō fēcī, fectus, ere （fut perf. defexit, old form. in L.—Pass., usu. deficior; dēfit, T., Enn. ap. C., V.; dēfierī, T.; dēfīet, L.)
de + facio.—
Intrans,
to withdraw, revolt, desert, fall off
: civitates quae defecerant, Cs.:
milites ne deficerent, S.: ab Aeduis, Cs.: a re p.: a
patribus ad plebem,
to go over
, L.: ad Poenos,
desert
, L. — Of things,
to be wanting, be absent, fail, cease, disappear, be lost, run out
: non frumentum deficere poterat, Cs.:
ex arboribus frons, Cs.: ne (mihi) vox viresque deficerent: non deficiente crumenā,
H.: ne Deficeret navis,
be overwhelmed
, V.: quod plena luna defecisset,
was eclipsed
: ignem Deficere videbat,
dying out
, V.: quā deficit ignis,
ceases to destroy
, V.: Deficit ars,
is exhausted
, O.: nil apud me tibi defieri patiar,
T.: Lac mihi non aestate novum defit,
V.: nunquamne causa defiet, cur, etc.?
L. — Of persons,
to fail, sink, faint, be insufficient, be missing
: quod multi Gallicis tot bellis defecerant,
had been lost
, Cs.: siquid deficias, i. e.
need aid
, T.: deficientibus animis,
L.: O dubiis ne defice rebus,
fail
(me)
in perplexity
, V.—
To fail, be bankrupt
: Matho deficit, Iu.: te memorare,
cease
, Tb.—Fig.,
to withdraw, depart, forsake, be parted, abandon, desert
: a virtute: si utilitas ab amicitiā defecerit.—
To fail, be wanting, fall short
: animo,
be disheartened
, Cs.: ne unā plagā
acceptā patres deficerent: in limine primo, V.:
illis legibus populus
R. prior non deficiet, si prior defexit, etc.,
prove false, violate
, L. (old form.): neque comminus pugnando deficiebant,
Cs.—Trans,
to leave, desert, fail, abandon
(of things): cum vires nostros deficerent, Cs.: me Leontina civitas: me vox, latera deficiant, si, etc.: cum deficit
orbom (Sol),
is eclipsed
, O.: sol defectus lumine, Tb.: si quem proles
defecerit omnis, i. e.
perish
, V.: cum aquilifer a viribus
deficeretur, Cs.: mulier ratione deficitur:
animo defici, Cu.: defecta vigore
cervix, O.: nec me deficiet rogitare,
etc.,
nor will I fail
, Pr.
