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e (de) manibus effugere, elābi

to slip, escape from the hands.

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  • Distinguish effugere aliquid, to escape the touch of, e.g. invidiam, mortem; and effugere ex aliqua re, to escape from a position one is already in, e.g. e carcere, e caede, e praelio. Notice fugit me, it escapes my notice.
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Submitted on October 09, 2019

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