effero

Effero is a Latin verb meaning to bear forth, bring out, carry away from a place, or publish and announce. The word conveys the action of moving something outward from a source or making it known. It is formed from the verb stem ferre with the prefix e-, a variant of ex- before f. As a member of the fero family, effero is irregular in its conjugation and shares many features with related verbs used to express bringing, producing, or exposing.

The principal parts are commonly given as effero, efferre, extuli, elatum. The core senses focus on delivering or presenting something outward—whether a physical object, a result, or information—often in contexts of outward movement, public proclamation, or highlighting outcomes. In classical Latin literature, effero appears in phrases describing offerings brought to a temple, praise carried to a person, or conclusions drawn from evidence.

In usage, effero is typically transitive and can pair with a direct object to indicate bringing forth something (for example, bringing a matter to light or publishing a statement). Its semantics are broad and context-dependent, ranging from literal movement to rhetorical or ceremonial illumination.

In modern scholarship, effero is discussed primarily in the study of Latin grammar and philology, as part of the broader set of irregular verbs in the fero family. English renderings depend on context, with common equivalents including “bear forth,” “bring out,” “bring to light,” or “publish.”

See also: ferre, ex- prefix, Latin verbs of the fero family.