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ē-vĕho , xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I.to carry out or forth, to convey out, lead forth (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: “omnia (signa) ex fanis, ex locis publicis palam plaustris evecta exportataque esse,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 20: “aquas ex planis locis,Liv. 1, 38 fin.; cf. Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 224: “stercus (with exportare),Cato R. R. 5, 8: “merces (opp. inveho),Varr. R. R. 1, 16, 6; Dig. 10, 4, 5 et saep.: “incaute se evehentes Masinissa excipiebat,throwing themselves out, rushing out, Liv. 29, 34: “naves in altum,id. 25, 27.—In an upward direction; palmaque nobilis Terrarum dominos evehit ad deos, raises aloft, elevates, * Hor. C. 1, 1, 6; cf.: “aliquem ad aethera,Verg. A. 6, 130: “ad auras,Ov. M. 14, 127: “in caelum,Juv. 1, 38.—
b. Reflex., to ride out or forth, to move out, move forth, proceed, advance, go, spread: “evectus effreno equo,springing forwards, Liv. 4, 33: cf. “longius,Tac. A. 12, 14: “de nocte,Suet. Aug. 97 fin.: “evecti Aegeo mari Delum trajecerunt,Liv. 44, 28 fin.; cf. id. 28, 30: “ad portum,id. 37, 15 fin.: “in altum,id. 21, 50: “ratibus ad regem,Just. 2, 6 et saep.: “in ancoras evehi,to run foul of the anchors, Liv. 22, 19.— With the acc. of the place: “evectus os amnis,Curt. 9, 9 fin.
B. To carry up, to convey upwards: “ut in collem Esquiliarium eveheretur,Liv. 1, 48.—
II. Trop.
A. To carry forth, take out, spread abroad: “ut semel e Piraeeo eloquentia evecta est, omnes peragravit insulas,went forth, Cic. Brut. 13, 51; cf.: “fama ejus evecta insulas,Tac. A. 12, 36: “spe vana evectus,carried forwards, Liv. 42, 62; cf. “inconsultius,id. 35, 31; “and, longius,Quint. 9, 3, 87: “magicae vanitates in tantum evectae, ut, etc.,Plin. 26, 4, 9, § 18: “evectus sum longius,I have made too long a digression, Amm. 15, 12, 6.—
B. In an upward direction, to raise or lift up, to elevate: “quem usque in tertium consulatum amicitia Principis evexerat,Vell. 2, 90; cf.: “aliquos ad consulatus,Tac. Or. 13; and: “imperium ad summum fastigium,Curt. 4, 14, 20; cf.: “ad magnum culmen,Amm. 16, 6.—In the part. perf., advanced, promoted: “consiliarii in summum evecti fastigium,Vell. 2, 56, 3; cf. id. 2, 53, 3: “privatum supra modum evectae opes,increased, Tac. A. 14, 52.— With dat.: “aliquem evehere summis honoribus,Spart. Hadr. 15.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (24):
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.52
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.127
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.130
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 97
    • Tacitus, Annales, 14.52
    • Tacitus, Annales, 12.14
    • Tacitus, Annales, 12.36
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 26.18
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 35, 31
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 28
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 25, 27
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 30
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 15
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 42, 62
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 48
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 33
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 19
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 38
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 29, 34
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 50
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 3.87
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 4.14.20
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 9.9
    • Cicero, Brutus, 13.51
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