LAT
protraho
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(verb) : prō -trăho, xi, ctum, 3 (sync. form protraxtis for protraxistis, Sil. 16, 84.
* Inf. protraxe for protraxisse, Lucr. 5, 1159), , to draw or drag forth, to bring forth or out, pull out, to draw to a place (class.; cf.: promo, profero).
* Lit., Cels. 7, 12, 1: aliquem e tentorio,Tac. H. 4, 27: me istam capillo protracturum in viam,Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 58: aliquem hinc in convivium,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 24: Calchanta in medios,Verg. A. 2, 123: aliquem in medium manibus suis,Suet. Ner. 53: ad operas mercenarias statim protrahi,Cic. Phil. 1, 9, 22: pedibusque informe cadaver (Caci) Protrahitur,Verg. A. 8, 265: multa siti protracta corpora,Lucr. 6, 1264: e tentorio,Tac. H. 4, 27.
* Trop.
* In gen., to drag forth, to draw or bring anywhere: aliquid in lucem,Lucr. 4, 1189: ad gestum pueros,id. 5, 1031: quidquid paulatim protrahit aetas In medium,id. 5, 1387 dub. (v. Lachm. II. p. 346): indicem ad indicium,Liv. 33, 28: nudi in medium protrahebantur,id. 28, 29.
* In partic.
* To bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose, betray: auctorem nefandi facinoris,Liv. 45, 5: inimicum,id. 44, 26: facinus per indicium,id. 27, 3: publicanorum fraudes,Vell. 2, 92, 2: nec meus indicio latitantes versus amicus Protraheret,Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 71.
* To lengthen out any thing as to time, to prolong, protract, defer (post-Aug.; syn.: produco, propago): protrahere ac differre stipendia militum,Suet. Ner. 32: convivia in primam lucem,id. Caes. 52; cf.: epulas a medio die ad mediam noctem,id. Ner. 27: in serum dimicatione protractā,id. Aug. 17: sermones,Vulg. Act. 20, 7.—Pass. in mid. force: quid diutius protrahor? why dwell longer on this? Vop. Tac. 6.—Absol.: quinque horas protraxit,i. e. he lingered for five hours,Suet. Ner. 33 fin.
* To weary, detain too long: ne diutius te protraham,Vulg. Act. 24, 4.
* To extend, increase (post-class.): utrum hoc usque ad Graecum sermonem tantum protrahimus, an verum et ad alium ... dubitari potest,Dig. 45, 1, 1 fin.: insolentiam,Val. Max. 1, 5, 8 (al. pertraheret).
* To bring or reduce to: ad paupertatem protractus,Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 72.
* Inf. protraxe for protraxisse, Lucr. 5, 1159), , to draw or drag forth, to bring forth or out, pull out, to draw to a place (class.; cf.: promo, profero).
* Lit., Cels. 7, 12, 1: aliquem e tentorio,Tac. H. 4, 27: me istam capillo protracturum in viam,Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 58: aliquem hinc in convivium,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 24: Calchanta in medios,Verg. A. 2, 123: aliquem in medium manibus suis,Suet. Ner. 53: ad operas mercenarias statim protrahi,Cic. Phil. 1, 9, 22: pedibusque informe cadaver (Caci) Protrahitur,Verg. A. 8, 265: multa siti protracta corpora,Lucr. 6, 1264: e tentorio,Tac. H. 4, 27.
* Trop.
* In gen., to drag forth, to draw or bring anywhere: aliquid in lucem,Lucr. 4, 1189: ad gestum pueros,id. 5, 1031: quidquid paulatim protrahit aetas In medium,id. 5, 1387 dub. (v. Lachm. II. p. 346): indicem ad indicium,Liv. 33, 28: nudi in medium protrahebantur,id. 28, 29.
* In partic.
* To bring to light, discover, disclose, reveal, expose, betray: auctorem nefandi facinoris,Liv. 45, 5: inimicum,id. 44, 26: facinus per indicium,id. 27, 3: publicanorum fraudes,Vell. 2, 92, 2: nec meus indicio latitantes versus amicus Protraheret,Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 71.
* To lengthen out any thing as to time, to prolong, protract, defer (post-Aug.; syn.: produco, propago): protrahere ac differre stipendia militum,Suet. Ner. 32: convivia in primam lucem,id. Caes. 52; cf.: epulas a medio die ad mediam noctem,id. Ner. 27: in serum dimicatione protractā,id. Aug. 17: sermones,Vulg. Act. 20, 7.—Pass. in mid. force: quid diutius protrahor? why dwell longer on this? Vop. Tac. 6.—Absol.: quinque horas protraxit,i. e. he lingered for five hours,Suet. Ner. 33 fin.
* To weary, detain too long: ne diutius te protraham,Vulg. Act. 24, 4.
* To extend, increase (post-class.): utrum hoc usque ad Graecum sermonem tantum protrahimus, an verum et ad alium ... dubitari potest,Dig. 45, 1, 1 fin.: insolentiam,Val. Max. 1, 5, 8 (al. pertraheret).
* To bring or reduce to: ad paupertatem protractus,Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 72.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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