I.to bear, carry, or bring back (class.; syn. refero).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: alii vini amphoras, quas plenas tulerunt, eas argento repletas domum reportaverunt, C. Gracch. ap. Gell. 15, 12, 4; so, “aurum ab Theotimo domum,” Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 92: “candelabrum secum in Syriam,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64: “infantem suam,” Quint. 6, 1, 39: “spolia opima Feretrio Jovi,” Flor. 1, 1, 11: “naves, quibus (milites) reportari possent,” Caes. B. G. 4, 29 fin.: “milites navibus in Siciliam,” id. B. C. 2, 43: “exercitum duobus commeatibus,” id. B. G. 5, 23: “legiones classe,” Tac. A. 1, 63; 4, 23: “exercitum Britanniā,” Cic. Att. 4, 17, 3; Just. 31, 3, 2: “exercitum,” Liv. 38, 50: “legiones,” id. 38, 42; 42, 34: “ducem,” Hor. Epod. 9, 24: “cineres Lolliae Paulinae,” Tac. A. 14, 12: “atrae massam picis urbe reportat,” Verg. G. 1, 275: “cubiculum me reporto,” App. M. 1, p. 114, 5: se ad Didium, to return, Auct. B. Hisp. 40, 2; for which, poet.: “reportare pedem (with redire),” Verg. A. 11, 764.—Poet., with an inanimate subject: “quos variae viae reportant,” lead back, Cat. 46, 11.—
B. In partic., as a victor, to carry off, bear away; to get, gain, obtain (cf. deporto): “nihil ex praedā domum suam,” Cic. Rep. 2, 9, 15: “a rege insignia victoriae, non victoriam,” id. Imp. Pomp. 3, 8: “nihil praeter laudem neque ex hostibus, neque a sociis,” id. Leg. 3, 8, 18: “gloriam ex proconsulatu Asiae,” Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 3: “veram ac solidam gloriam,” id. Pan. 16, 3: “triumphum (imperator), Plin. praef. § 30: praedam ac manubias suas ad decemviros, tamquam ad dominos, reportare,” Cic. Agr. 2, 23, 61: “praemium,” App. M. 11, p. 264, 1; cf.: “non reducti sumus in patriam, sicut nonnulli clarissimi cives, sed equis insignibus et curru aurato reportati,” Cic. Red. in Sen. 11, 28.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to bring back: “non ex litibus aestimatis tuis pecuniam domum, sed ex tuā calamitate cineri atque ossibus filii sui solatium vult aliquod reportare,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 49, § 128: “spem bonam certamque domum reporto,” Hor. C. S. 74: “(Echo) Ingeminat voces auditaque verba reportat,” gives back, returns, Ov. M. 3, 369: “gaudium parentibus,” Just. 11, 14, 12: “gaudia mente,” Stat. S. 1, 3, 13.—
B. In partic., to bring back, carry back an account; to report (mostly poet.; “not in Cic.): adytis haec tristia dicta reportat,” Verg. A. 2, 115: “pacem,” id. ib. 7, 285: “mea mandata,” Prop. 3, 6 (4, 5), 37: “fidem,” a certain account, Verg. A. 11, 511: “haud mollia ad socerum,” App. Mag. p. 323, 29.—With object-clause: “nuntius ingentes ignotā in veste reportat Advenisse viros,” Verg. A. 7, 167.
