abstraho

Latin

Etymology

From ab- (away from) +‎ trahō (drag, haul).

Pronunciation

Verb

abstrahō (present infinitive abstrahere, perfect active abstrāxī, supine abstrāctum); third conjugation

  1. to draw away from, drag or pull away
  2. to withdraw, alienate from
  3. (figuratively) to divert, draw away

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References

  • abstraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abstraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • abstraho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to carry off into slavery: aliquem in servitutem abducere, abstrahere