attraho

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

ad- +‎ trahō (drag)

Pronunciation

Verb

attrahō (present infinitive attrahere, perfect active attrāxī, supine attractum); third conjugation

  1. to draw, pull or drag to or towards with force
  2. (figuratively) to draw, allure, lead, bring, move, attract

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: atraure
  • English: attract
  • Old French: atraire
  • Galician: atraer
  • Italian: attrarre
  • Portuguese: atrair
  • Romanian: atrage, atragere
  • Sicilian: attràjiri
  • Spanish: atraer

References

  • attraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • attraho”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • attraho in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.