DEFUIT, defuit
Sounds Like: DEH-foo-it
Translations: lacked, failed, was wanting, was absent, fell short
From the root: DEFICIO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: DEFUIT is the third person singular perfect active indicative form of the Latin verb DEFICIO. It means 'he/she/it lacked', 'he/she/it failed', or 'he/she/it was wanting/absent'. This verb is a compound of 'de-' (down, away) and 'facio' (to make, to do), implying a falling short or a failing.
Inflection: Perfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, DEFICIO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- DEFICERENT — they might fail, they would fail, they should fail, they might be lacking, they would be lacking, they should be lacking, they might revolt, they would revolt, they should revolt
- DEFICIO — fail, lack, be wanting, revolt, abandon, faint, disappear, cease, die, be eclipsed
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