noun · femininethird declension
dēpulsiō
dēpulsiō f (genitive dēpulsiōnis)
Meaning
- repelling
- defence (in law)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēpulsiō | dēpulsiōnēs |
| genitive | dēpulsiōnis | dēpulsiōnum |
| dative | dēpulsiōnī | dēpulsiōnibus |
| accusative | dēpulsiōnem | dēpulsiōnēs |
| ablative | dēpulsiōne | dēpulsiōnibus |
| vocative | dēpulsiō | dēpulsiōnēs |
dēpulsĭo, ōnis, f. depello.
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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēpulsiō ōnis, f
de+1 PAL-, a driving off, driving away, repelling, warding off : mali: servitutis.— A defence, answer (to a charge), C.— A lowering, sinking : luminum.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēpulsiō From dēpellō + -tiō.