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Tac., Hist. iv. 7. Per altercationem ad continuas et infestas orationes provecti sunt. Tac., Ann. ii. 55. Eo usque corruptionis provectus est. Provecta nox (Tac., Ann. xiii. 20). Provectus aetate, provecta senectus, clearly come within the scope of the reflexive or middle verb. Circumvehi:— Liv., iii. 28, 1. Equo circumvectus contemplatusque qui tractus castrorum sit; and absolutely in Liv., x. 29, 12. Quingentos fere equites excedere acie jubet, et circumvectos a tergo Gallicam invadere aciem. Curtius, iv. 15, 5. Equitibus ad diripienda hostis impedimenta circumvehi jussis. Cf. Liv., xxi. 54, 1. Evehi:— Liv., v. 36, 7. Quintus Fabins evectus extra aciem equo. On which cf. Liv. xxix. 34, 12. Primo incaute se evehentes Massinissa excipiebat. Cf. Liv. iv. 33. In the sense of travelling about we find vehor and its compounds commonly used:— Liv., i. 21, 10: curru arcuato. Tac., Ann. i. 15: curru. Plaut., Amphit. 833: una navi. Cf. also Liv., iii. 70, 6: reveheretur. Hor., Sat. ii. 5, 4: revehi. Liv., ii. 47, 6: revectus. Liv., ii. 47, 3: advectus. Tac., Ann. ii. 5: advectus. Tac., Ann. i. 51: advectus. Plaut., Amph. 325: vectus. Plaut., Amph. 724: vectus. Tac., Ann. i. 63: evehi. Doubtless the force of the reflexive in these expressions is causative. [A familiar instance in a derived language will be promener, se promener; promener un enfant, take a child out for a walk; se promener à cheval, take oneself out for a turn on horseback. The general disuse of the passive voice in modern French and its replacement by impersonals or reflexives is noticed above.] Verti. Verto is used intransitively in a somewhat middle or reflexive sense.

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