Lewis & Short

Parsing inflected forms may not always work as expected. If the following does not give the correct word, try Latin Words or Perseus.

ē-vĕho, xi, ctum, 3, v. a., to carry out or forth, to convey out, lead forth (rare but class.).

  1. 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.
        1. 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.
    1. B. To carry up, to convey upwards: ut in collem Esquiliarium eveheretur, Liv. 1, 48.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.