Transported something in a cart or vehicle, or carried away forcefully.
From Middle English 'carte,' derived from Old Norse 'kartr' or possibly Vulgar Latin 'carra.' The verb form with past tense '-ed' emerged in Middle English.
The phrase 'carted off' has a slightly ominous ring because historically, bodies were literally carted away during plagues and wars—a meaning that stuck in the language and made the phrase feel darker than just 'transported.'
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