defile (v. intr.) Copy link Outline 1. transeo, transvĕhor (the former of infantry, the latter of cavalry)2. dēcurro, cŭcurri and curri, cursum, 3 (of military movements at quick pace)3. agmĭne abire (to d. in column) • defile (v. intr.): 1. transeo, transvĕhor (the former of infantry, the latter of cavalry): foot and horse, adorned with their decorations, d.d. (in triumphal procession), pedites equitesque transiere ac transvecti sunt, Liv. 10, 46 (transvehor is esp. used of the equites defiling before the censor for review: Liv. 9, 46, fin.). 2. dēcurro, cŭcurri and curri, cursum, 3 (of military movements at quick pace): Liv. 3. agmĭne abire (to d. in column): Liv. ap. Quich. Phr.: the army d.s through the pass, agmen per saltum porrigitur, Tac. A. 1, 51.