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Latin
Etymology
From prō- + trahō (“I drag”).
Pronunciation
Verb
prōtrahō (present infinitive prōtrahere, perfect active prōtrāxī, supine prōtractum); third conjugation
- to drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out (to a place)
- to bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose
- Synonyms: ostendō, praebeō, ostentō, prōdō, indicō, acclārō, expōnō, prōpōnō, prōferō, profiteor, vulgō, gerō, praestō, coarguō, fateor
- to betray
- Synonyms: trādō, prōdō, indicō, laedō
- to lengthen out something as to time; prolong, protract, defer
- Synonyms: retardō, moror, trahō, dubitō, extrahō, differō
- Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, affluō, mātūrō
- to extend, increase
- Synonyms: extendō, distendō, pandō, porrigō, prōlongō, prōferō, trahō, explicō
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References
- “protraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “protraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- protraho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- protraho in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016