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Latin
Etymology
From re- + trahō (“I drag”).
Pronunciation
Verb
retrahō (present infinitive retrahere, perfect active retrāxī, supine retractum); third conjugation
- to draw or pull back, withdraw; call back, remove; withhold; divert
- to drag back, fetch back, bring back a person
- to draw again or anew; bring to light again, make known again
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References
- “retraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “retraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- retraho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.