dismount Copy link Outline I. Trans.II. Intrans.1. descendo, di, sum, 32. dēsĭlio, sĭlui or sĭlii, sultum, 4 (quickly3. dēfluo, xi, xum, 3 (of a large number4. dēgrĕdior, gressus, 3 • dismount: I. Trans.: (a). as an antagonist: equo or ex equo dējicio, praecĭpĭto: v. to unhorse. (b). as a horse his rider: excŭtio, effundo; v. to throw. Phr.: to d. guns, *tormenta de curribus suis dejicere. II. Intrans.: 1. descendo, di, sum, 3: with ex equo (or ex equis of more than one), Caes. 2. dēsĭlio, sĭlui or sĭlii, sultum, 4 (quickly: to spring to the ground): more fully, d. ad pedes, Caes.: Virg. 3. dēfluo, xi, xum, 3 (of a large number: poet.): the whole troop to the ground d.'d, tota cohors relictis ad terram defluxit equis, Virg. 4. dēgrĕdior, gressus, 3: more fully, ad pedes d., Liv. Phr.: to make the cavalry d., equitatum (equitem) ad pedes deducere, Liv. See also to alight, descend.