previous next
-fĕro , tŭli, lātum, ferre,
I.v. a., to bear or bring away a thing from a place; to bear, carry, bring down.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
1. Without stating the terminus (not very freq.): “roseam Auroram per oras Aetheris,Lucr. 5, 656; 5, 273; 6, 639: “Rhodanus amnis segnem deferens Ararim,Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 33; 6, 27, 31, § 136; Ov. M. 9, 117; “ex Helicone coronam,Lucr. 1, 119: “ramalia arida tecto,Ov. M. 8, 646. —Absol.: “flumina liquida ac deferentia,Plin. Pan. 82 med.—Far more freq.,
B. In partic.
1. Naut. t. t., to drive away, drive down, drive a ship, or those on board a ship, to any place: “onerariae duae paullo infra delatae sunt,Caes. B. G. 4, 36 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 30: “una (navis) delata Oricum,id. ib. 3, 14, 2: “(Labienus) longius delatus aestu, etc.,id. B. G. 5, 8, 2: “quem cum ex alto ignotas ad terras tempestas et in desertum litus detulisset,Cic. Rep. 1, 17 fin.; cf. id. Ac. 2, 3, 8.—
b. Rarely in gen., to bring, convey to any place (as a ship, its passengers): “e portu navis huc nos dormientes detulit,Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 69.—
2. Mercant. t. t., to bring to market, to sell (post-Aug.): “nexos maniplos,Col. 10, 315: pallium. Petr. 12, 2: “videamus hoc, quod concupiscimus, quanti deferatur,Sen. Ep. 42.
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to bring: “redde harmoniaī Nomen, ab organicis alto delatum Heliconi,brought, Lucr. 3, 133; 5, 65: “(Alexander) eadem fortunae pignora in discrimen detulisset,Liv. 9, 18 fin.; cf.: “fabulas in certamen,Quint. 10, 1, 66: hac re ad consilium delata, having been taken into consideration, Caes. B. G. 3, 23 fin.; so, “rem ad consilium,id. ib. 5, 28, 2: “qui ad agendum nihil cogitati detulerit,Quint. 4, 5, 2: “(poëta) si foret hoc nostrum delatus in aevum, Detereret sibi multa,Hor. S. 1, 10, 68. —
B. With particular accessory notions.
1. To bring, give to one, grant, confer upon, allot, to offer to any one, transfer, deliver (for syn. v. do—very freq.).
(α). Aliquid ad aliquem: “ad hunc totius belli summam omnium voluntate deferri,Caes. B. G. 2, 4, 7: “imperium ad aliquem,id. ib. 6, 2; 7, 4, 6; Cic. Leg. 3, 2; id. Lig. 1, 3: “omnem rem ad Pompeium,id. Fam. 1, 1; cf.: “omnia ad unum,id. de Imp. Pomp. 23, 67: “causam ad Galbam,id. Brut. 22, 86: “primas ad aliquem,id. N. D. 1, 6, 15 et saep.—
(β). Aliquid alicui: “sibi a Caesare regnum civitatis deferri,Caes. B. G. 5, 6, 2; Fasti ap. Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 87; cf.: “regnum et diadema uni,Hor. Od. 2, 2, 22: “fasces indigno,id. Ep. 1, 16, 34: “praemium dignitatis alicui (opp. denegare),Cic. Fl. 1: “ultro ei legationem (opp. denegare),id. Fam. 13, 55; cf. id. ib. 4, 13: “palmam alicujus rei Crasso,id. de Or. 2, 56; cf. Liv. 7, 13; Quint. 10, 1, 53: “omnem ei auctoritatem,Cic. Fl. 6, 14: “pacem hostibus,Liv. 23, 13: “Octaviam neptem condicionem,Suet. Caes. 27 et saep. —
(γ). With acc. alone, or absol.: “jusjurandum,to tender an oath, Quint. 5, 6, 6; cf. ib. § 3 and § 4; “si quid petet, ultro defer,Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 23 et saep.—
2. To bring or give an account of, to report, announce, signify, state (for syn. v. declaro init.— “very freq.): qui nostra consilia ad adversarios deferat,Cic. Clu. 52; so, “aliquid ad aliquem,id. Mil. 9 fin.; id. Cat. 3, 3, 7; Caes. B. G. 2, 17, 4; 5, 25, 4 et saep.: “ut (haec) per eos ad Caesarem deferrentur,id. ib. 7, 17 fin.; so with per, id. B. C. 3, 30, 6; 3, 63, 5 al.: “qui ad Caesarem detulerint delaturive sint, me poenitere consilii mei,Cic. Att. 11, 7, 5; so with acc. and inf., Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62; Verg. A. 4, 299 al.
b. Legal t. t.: nomen, and post-Aug., aliquem, to indict, impeach, accuse before the pretor, as plaintiff or informer (for syn. cf.: “denuntio, indico): nomen alicujus de parricidio,Cic. Rosc. Am. 10, 28: “nomen amici mei de ambitu,id. Cael. 31, 76; id. Rosc. Am. 23; nomen suo familiari (dat.) eadem de re, id. ib. 23: “nomen tibi,id. Pis. 33, 82; cf.: “illi nonnihil tamen in deferendo nomine secuti,id. Rosc. Am. 3, 8: “ad deferendos reos praemio duci,Quint. 12, 7, 3: “reos ad praetorem,Tac. A. 14, 41: “reos ejusdem criminis detulerunt,Quint. 11, 1, 79; cf.: “defertur majestatis,Tac. A. 14, 48 (v. Draeger ad loc.): “adulterii,id. ib. 4, 42: “impietatis in principem,id. ib. 6, 47: “Drusus defertur moliri res novas,id. ib. 2, 27; cf.: “defertur simulavisse partum,ib. 3, 22: “ad deferenda de Perseo crimina,Liv. 42, 11; cf. Quint. 4, 2, 98; cf. “also: et cum occiderentur, detuli sententiam,voted to condemn, Vulg. Act. 26, 10. —Absol.: “et minari et deferre etiam non orator potest,Quint. 4, 1, 22.—Of denouncing: “quae apud vos de me deferunt,Cic. Agr. 3, 1.—
c. Pub. law t. t.
(α). Aliquid ad aerarium, and more freq. simply aliquid, to give in at the Aerarium: “horum nomina ad aerarium detulisset,Cic. Phil. 5, 5 fin.: “quamquam rationes deferre properarim (for which referre is repeatedly used just before),Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 3.—Hence of persons, to recommend them for future consideration and reward, for their services to the state: “in beneficiis ad aerarium delatus est,Cic. Arch. 5 fin.; id. Fam. 5, 20, 7; id. Balb. 28; id. Att. 5, 7: “senatus consultum factum ad aerarium deferre,the public archives, Liv. 39, 4, 8; Tac. A. 3, 51; 13, 28; Suet. Aug. 94, 3.—
(β). Deferre in censum, to report any thing for assessment, to return one's property to the censors: “mille quingentum aeris in censum,Gell. 16, 10, 10; “for which, deferre censum,Plin. 7, 48, 49, § 159; Tac. A. 6, 41.—Pass. in mid. force: “deferri in censum,to report one's self for assessment, Eutr. 1, 7.—
3. To ascribe, Amm. 14, 6, 8.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (88 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (88):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 13.55
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 1.1
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 5.20.3
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 5.20.7
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 11.7.5
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 5.7
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 4.36
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 6.42
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 2.4.7
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 3.23
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 5.45.3
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 5.6.2
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 5.8.2
    • Cicero, For Marcus Caelius, 31.76
    • Cicero, Against Catiline, 3.3.7
    • Cicero, For Ligarius, 1.3
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.34.87
    • Cicero, Philippics, 5.5
    • Cicero, On the Agrarian Law, 3.1
    • Cicero, For Archias, 5
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 10.28
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 3.8
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 23
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.5.160
    • Cicero, For Aulus Cluentius, 52
    • Cicero, For Cornelius Balbus, 28
    • Cicero, For Milo, 9
    • Cicero, Against Piso, 33.82
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 37
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.601
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.646
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9.117
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 2.2
    • Plautus, Trinummus, 4.2
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 2.5
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 4.299
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 9.604
    • New Testament, Acts, 26.10
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 94.3
    • Horace, Satires, 1.10.68
    • Caesar, Civil War, 3.30.6
    • Caesar, Civil War, 1.9
    • Caesar, Civil War, 3.30
    • Tacitus, Annales, 14.41
    • Tacitus, Annales, 14.48
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.35
    • Tacitus, Annales, 3.51
    • Tacitus, Annales, 6.41
    • Plautus, Menaechmi, 2.3
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.56
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.822
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 1.119
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.133
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.273
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.65
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.656
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.639
    • Suetonius, Divus Julius, 27
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 3.33
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 36, 20
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 42, 11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 23, 13
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 15
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 18
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 9
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 47
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 25
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 13
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 39, 4
    • Cicero, De Legibus, 3.2
    • Cicero, De Republica, 1.17
    • Cicero, De Republica, 2.31
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 1.6
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 12.10
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 2.98
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 5.2
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 5, 6.6
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 1.22
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 1.66
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 1.79
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 1.53
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 12, 7.3
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 16.10.10
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 42
    • Cicero, Brutus, 22.86
    • Ovid, Fasti, 6
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: