ē-vĕho, xi, ctum, 3, v. a., 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.