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protraho

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Latin

Etymology

From prō- + trahō (to drag).

Pronunciation

Verb

prōtrahō (present infinitive prōtrahere, perfect active prōtrāxī, supine prōtractum); third conjugation

  1. to drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out (to a place)
  2. to bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose
    Synonyms: ostendō, praebeō, ostentō, prōdō, indicō, acclārō, expōnō, prōpōnō, prōferō, profiteor, vulgō, gerō, praestō, coarguō, fateor
  3. to betray
    Synonyms: trādō, prōdō, indicō, laedō
  4. 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
  5. to extend, increase
    Synonyms: extendō, distendō, pandō, porrigō, prōlongō, prōferō, trahō, explicō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: protract
  • French: portraire
  • English: portray
  • Italian: protrarre
  • Portuguese: protrair
  • Sicilian: prutràjiri

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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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