LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, no supine stem

dēfugiō

dēfugiō (present infinitive dēfugere, perfect active dēfūgī)
Classical[deːˈfʊ.ɡi.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈfuː.d͡ʒi.o]

Meaning

  1. to flee, escape
  2. transitiveto shun, avoid

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Conjugation

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēfugiōdēfugiēbamdēfugiamdēfūgīdēfūgeramdēfūgerō
2nd sg.dēfugisdēfugiēbāsdēfugiēsdēfūgistīdēfūgerāsdēfūgeris
3rd sg.dēfugitdēfugiēbatdēfugietdēfūgitdēfūgeratdēfūgerit
1st pl.dēfugimusdēfugiēbāmusdēfugiēmusdēfūgimusdēfūgerāmusdēfūgerimus
2nd pl.dēfugitisdēfugiēbātisdēfugiētisdēfūgistisdēfūgerātisdēfūgeritis
3rd pl.dēfugiuntdēfugiēbantdēfugientdēfūgērunt
dēfūgēre		dēfūgerantdēfūgerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēfugiamdēfugeremdēfūgerimdēfūgissem
2nd sg.dēfugiāsdēfugerēsdēfūgerīsdēfūgissēs
3rd sg.dēfugiatdēfugeretdēfūgeritdēfūgisset
1st pl.dēfugiāmusdēfugerēmusdēfūgerīmusdēfūgissēmus
2nd pl.dēfugiātisdēfugerētisdēfūgerītisdēfūgissētis
3rd pl.dēfugiantdēfugerentdēfūgerintdēfūgissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēfugiordēfugiēbardēfugiar
2nd sg.dēfugeris
dēfugere		dēfugiēbāris
dēfugiēbāre		dēfugiēris
dēfugiēre
3rd sg.dēfugiturdēfugiēbāturdēfugiētur
1st pl.dēfugimurdēfugiēbāmurdēfugiēmur
2nd pl.dēfugiminīdēfugiēbāminīdēfugiēminī
3rd pl.dēfugiunturdēfugiēbanturdēfugientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēfugiardēfugerer
2nd sg.dēfugiāris
dēfugiāre		dēfugerēris
dēfugerēre
3rd sg.dēfugiāturdēfugerētur
1st pl.dēfugiāmurdēfugerēmur
2nd pl.dēfugiāminīdēfugerēminī
3rd pl.dēfugianturdēfugerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēfugedēfugere
pres. 2nd pl.dēfugitedēfugiminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēfugitōdēfugitor
fut. 3rd sg.dēfugitōdēfugitor
fut. 2nd pl.dēfugitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēfugiuntōdēfugiuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēfugeredēfugī
perfect infinitivedēfūgisse—
present participledēfugiēns—
future participle—dēfugiendus
dēfugiundus
gerunddēfugiendī, dēfugiendō, dēfugiendum

dē-fŭgĭo, fūgi, 3, v. a. and n.
I. Act.
A. With acc., to run away from; to flee, shun, avoid: fugiendo devitare (class.): aditum alicujus sermonemque, Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 7: proelium, id. B. C. 1, 82, 2: patriam, Cic. Rep. 2, 19, 34 (dub.): munus, id. ib. 6, 15; id. Att. 8, 3, 4: injurias fortunae defugiendo relinquas, id. Tusc. 5, 41, 118: eam disputationem, id. de Or. 1, 23 fin.: contentiones, inimicitias, vitae dimicationes, id. Planc. 32: auctoritatem, to withdraw from responsibility, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 19; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 98; Cic. Sull. 11, 33 et saep. —
B. With quin and subj.: nec tamen defugio quin dicam quae scio, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 2.—
C. Absol., to shun, avoid, escape: rempublicam suscipiant: sin timore defugiant, etc., Caes. B. C. 1, 32, 7.—
II. Intrans., to escape by flight, run away: circa ripam Tiberis, quo sinistrum cornu defugit, Liv. 5, 38.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēfugiō

Latin dē- Latin fugiō Latin dēfugiō From dē- + fugiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandefugir
  • Occitandefugir

Quick answers

What does dēfugiō mean in Latin?
dēfugiō, a verb, means “to flee, escape; to shun, avoid”.
What are the principal parts of dēfugiō?
dēfugiō, dēfugere (third (-iō variant) conjugation, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce dēfugiō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈfʊ.ɡi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈfuː.d͡ʒi.o].
Where does dēfugiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēfugiō.