What is the Latin word for run down?

The usual Latin words for “run down” are dēfluō, dēlābor, dēfatīgō; also Caelius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“run down” in Latin

dēfluōto flow or run down; to move, float or swim downwards or downstream softly or gradually; flow or stream down; glide down dēlāborto fall, sink or slip down; to glide or fly down; to sink or descend dēfatīgōto tire out or exhaust; to lose heart or be discouraged CaeliusLucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian; Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and orator

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

run down

Intransitively, defluere: delabi.

Transitively, PROP., peragere aliquem (to run down without giving any rest, Caelius, in Cic. Ep., 8, 8, 1; Sen., Ep., 58, 1): defatigare (to fatigue thoroughly).

Figuratively, To calumniate, defame, Vid: RUN FROM, Vid. DESERT, ABANDON.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for run down?: The usual Latin words for “run down” are dēfluō, dēlābor, dēfatīgō; also Caelius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.