§381. Dative of Separation

Many verbs of taking away and the like take the Dative (especially of a person) instead of the Ablative of Separation (§ 401).

Such are compounds of ab, dē, ex, and a few of ad:—

• aureum eī dētrāxit amiculum (N. D. 3.83), he took from him his cloak of gold.
• hunc mihi terrōrem ēripe (Cat. 1.18), take from me this terror.
• vītam adulēscentibus vīs aufert (Cat. M. 71), violence deprives young men of life.
• nihil enim tibi dētrāxit senātus (Fam. 1.5B), for the senate has taken nothing from you.
• nec mihi hunc errōrem extorquērī volō; (Cat. M. 85), nor do I wish this error wrested from me.

a. The distinct idea of motion requires the ablative with a preposition—thus generally with names of things (§ 426. 1):—

• illum ex perīculō ēripuit (B. G. 4.12), he dragged him out of danger.