I. A driving off, driving away, repelling, warding off.
A. In gen.: “depulsio mali,” Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 41: “doloris,” id. ib. 5, 7, 17: “servitutis,” id. Phil. 8, 4, 12.—
B. Esp. in rhetor., a defence against a charge, Cic. Inv. 2, 26, 79; 1, 10, 13; Cels. ap. Quint. 3, 6, 13; Quint. ib. § 17 al.—*
II. A lowering, sinking down of the eyes: “luminum,” Cic. Univ. 14, 42.