... vitellum in vas defundendum est, Cels.: puteus brevis in tenues plantas facili defunditur haustu, Iuven.: ex uno fonte in occidentem orientemque defusi amnes, Sen.: ... ... ) spendend herabgießen, -schütten, spenden, aurea fruges Italiae pleno defundit Copia cornu, Hor. ep. 1, 12, 29. ...