carry off Copy link Outline I. To take away forcibly1. fĕro, 32. aufĕro, 3 swift death c.'d off illustrious Achilles, abstulit clarum cita mors Achillem, Hor.3. intercĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 34. răpĭo, 35. praerĭpĭo, 3 (to c. off first, before someone else)6. trăho, traxi, tractum, 3II. To gain (in a contest)1. fĕro, 32. aufĕro, 33. dēporto, 14. rĕporto, 15. tollo, 3 • carry off: I. To take away forcibly: 1. fĕro, 3: he saw the property of his allies c.'d and driven off, res sociorum ferri agique vidit, Liv.: the fates have c.'d you off, te fata tulerunt, Virg. 2. aufĕro, 3 swift death c.'d off illustrious Achilles, abstulit clarum cita mors Achillem, Hor.: their children are c.'d off to serve elsewhere, liberi alibi servituri auferuntur, Tac. 3. intercĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3: v. to cut off. 4. răpĭo, 3: to c. off maidens, virgines r., Liv.: Hor.: v. to ravish. 5. praerĭpĭo, 3 (to c. off first, before someone else): why did you come hither to c. off my betrothed? quid huc venisti sponsam praereptum meam? Pl.: to c. off the arms of Minerva, arma Minervae p.. Ov.: Lucr. 6. trăho, traxi, tractum, 3: to c. off spoils from anyone, de aliquo spolia t., Cic.: to c. off booty from the fields, praedam ex agris tr., Liv. II. To gain (in a contest): 1. fĕro, 3: to c. off the victory, palmam f., Cic.: to c. off a victory from an unarmed man, victoriam ex inermi f., Liv. 2. aufĕro, 3: to c. off a reward, praemium auf., Suet. 3. dēporto, 1: to c. off a triumph, triumphum d., Cic. 4. rĕporto, 1: to c. off nothing except renown from either foes or allies, nihil praeter laudem ex hostibus reportare, Cic. 5. tollo, 3: Virg.