verbthird conjugation
retrahō
retrahō (present infinitive retrahere, perfect active retrāxī, supine retractum)
Classical[ˈrɛ.tra.(ɦ)oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.tra.o]
Meaning
- 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
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retrahō | retrahēbam | retraham | retrāxī | retrāxeram | retrāxerō |
| 2nd sg. | retrahis | retrahēbās | retrahēs | retrāxistī | retrāxerās | retrāxeris |
| 3rd sg. | retrahit | retrahēbat | retrahet | retrāxit | retrāxerat | retrāxerit |
| 1st pl. | retrahimus | retrahēbāmus | retrahēmus | retrāximus | retrāxerāmus | retrāxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | retrahitis | retrahēbātis | retrahētis | retrāxistis | retrāxerātis | retrāxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | retrahunt | retrahēbant | retrahent | retrāxērunt retrāxēre | retrāxerant | retrāxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retraham | retraherem | retrāxerim | retrāxissem |
| 2nd sg. | retrahās | retraherēs | retrāxerīs | retrāxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | retrahat | retraheret | retrāxerit | retrāxisset |
| 1st pl. | retrahāmus | retraherēmus | retrāxerīmus | retrāxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | retrahātis | retraherētis | retrāxerītis | retrāxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | retrahant | retraherent | retrāxerint | retrāxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retrahor | retrahēbar | retrahar |
| 2nd sg. | retraheris retrahere | retrahēbāris retrahēbāre | retrahēris retrahēre |
| 3rd sg. | retrahitur | retrahēbātur | retrahētur |
| 1st pl. | retrahimur | retrahēbāmur | retrahēmur |
| 2nd pl. | retrahiminī | retrahēbāminī | retrahēminī |
| 3rd pl. | retrahuntur | retrahēbantur | retrahentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retrahar | retraherer |
| 2nd sg. | retrahāris retrahāre | retraherēris retraherēre |
| 3rd sg. | retrahātur | retraherētur |
| 1st pl. | retrahāmur | retraherēmur |
| 2nd pl. | retrahāminī | retraherēminī |
| 3rd pl. | retrahantur | retraherentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | retrahe | retrahere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | retrahite | retrahiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | retrahitō | retrahitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | retrahitō | retrahitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | retrahitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | retrahuntō | retrahuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | retrahere | retrahī |
| perfect infinitive | retrāxisse | retractum esse |
| future infinitive | retractūrum esse | retractum īrī |
| present participle | retrahēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | retractus retracta, retractā, retractae, retractam, retractārum, retractās, retracte, retractī, retractīs, retractō, retractōrum, retractōs |
| future participle | retractūrus retractūra, retractūrā, retractūrae, retractūram, retractūrārum, retractūrās, retractūre, retractūrī, retractūrīs, retractūrō, retractūrōrum, retractūrōs, retractūrum | retrahendus retrahundus, retrahenda, retrahendā, retrahendae, retrahendam, retrahendārum, retrahendās, retrahende, retrahendīs, retrahendōrum, retrahendōs |
gerundretrahendī, retrahendō, retrahendumsupineretractum, retractū
rē^-trăho, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.
I. To draw back, withdraw; to call back (class.).
A. Lit.:
me retrahis, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 8; aliquem, Cic. Sen. 23, 83; Liv. 30, 20; 21, 63 (in the last two passages with revocare); 10, 25: bos domitus et procurrentem (bovem) retrahit, et cunctantem producit, holds back, Col. 6, 2, 10: aliquem hinc, Lucceius ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1: Hannibalem in Africam (Scipio), Cic. Fin. 2, 17, 56: aliquem in urbem, Caes. B. C. 1, 9: manum, Cic. Cael. 26, 63: pedem, Verg. A. 10, 307: quo fata trahunt retrahuntque, id. ib. 5, 709: castra intra penitus, Liv. 36, 17 Drak.: occulere aut retrahere aliquid (pecuniae), to keep back, withhold, id. 32, 38 fin.: se, Cic. Cael. 27, 64; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 58: se ab ictu, Ov. M. 3, 87: se a convivio, Cels. 1, 1, 5; Capitol. Anton. Phil. 14, 2.— Mid.: (corpuscula complexa) inter se retrahuntur, Lucr. 2, 155: in servitutem retrahi, Tac. A. 13, 26. — 2. In partic., to drag back, bring back a fugitive, Caes. B. G. 5, 7; Liv. 2, 12; 25, 7:
ut retractus, non reversus, videretur, Cic. Phil. 6, 4, 10; Sall. C. 39, 5: ex fugā, 47, 4: fugientem, Just. 38, 9, 6; 38, 10, 13. — Hence, comically, of fugitive money, Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 11; cf. also infra, B.—B. Trop., to draw back, withdraw, remove, etc.:
postquam poëta vetus poëtam non potest Retrahere ab studio, to withdraw, remove, Ter. Phorm. prol. 2: aliquem a re publicā, Cic. Sest. 15, 34: Thebas ab interitu, Nep. Epam. 8, 4: aliquem ex magnis detrimentis, Suet. Aug. 71: ex viginti trecentisque millibus ad centum quinquaginta retraxit, i. e. he reduced them to one hundred and fifty thousand, Suet. Caes. 41 Oud.: verba, to keep back, suppress, Sen. Ep. 3, 6; so, vires ingenii, id. ib. 79, 3: noctes, to shorten, Manil. 4, 253: stellae splendorem suum, Vulg. Joel, 2, 10: genus ejusmodi calliditatis et calumniae retrahetur in odium judicis, is drawn or converted into, results in, Cic. Part. 39, 137: imaginem nocturnae quietis ad spem haud dubiam retraxit, Tac. A. 16, 1.— With reference to the signif. A. 2: illa (verba), quae jam majoribus nostris ademit oblivio fugitiva, Varr. L. L. 5, § 5 Müll. — II. To draw again or anew; to bring forth or to light again, make known again (so perh. only in Tac.).
A. Lit.:
Caesar Antistium Veterem absolutum adulterii increpitis judicibus ad dicendam majestatis causam retraxit, Tac. A. 3, 38: aliquem postero die ad eosdem cruciatus, id. ib. 15, 57: Treviros in arma, id. H. 4, 70 fin. —B. Trop.:
oblitterata aerarii monimenta, Tac. A. 13, 23: potiorem civitatis partem ad societatem Romanam, id. H. 4, 56 fin.— Hence, rĕtractus, a, um, P. a., drawn back, lying back, remote, distant: emporium in intimo sinu Corinthiaco, Liv. 36, 21: in trorsus sinus maris, id. 26, 42.—Comp.: retractior a mari murus, Liv. 34, 9: retractius paulo cubiculum, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6: retracti introrsum oculi, deep-set, Sen. Contr. 1, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-trahō trāxī, trāctus, ere,
to draw back, withdraw, call back: me proficiscentem: revocandum universis retrahendumque (Flaminium) censuerunt, L.: manum: quo fata trahunt retrahuntque, V.: aliquid (pecuniae), withhold, L.: cum se retraxit, ne pyxidem traderet, refused: ne te retrahas, H.: se ab ictu, O.—Of fugitives, to drag back, bring back: retrahi (Dumnorigem) imperat, Cs.: ne deprehensus a custodibus retraheretur, L.: ut retractus, non reversus, videretur: ex fugā, S.: ad me illud fugitivom argentum, T.: ad eosdem cruciatūs retrahi, Ta.—Fig., to draw back, withdraw, remove, divert, turn: poëtam Retrahere ab studio, T.: Thebas ab interitu, N.: genus eiusmodi calumniae retrahetur in odium iudicis, i. e. results in: imaginem nocturnae quietis ad spem, i. e. interpret perversely, Ta.—To bring to light again, make known again: oblitterata aerarii nomina, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinretrahō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin retrahō From re- + trahō (“to drag”).
Descendants
- Catalanretraure
- Catalanretreure
- Englishretrayfrom Old French retraire
- Frenchretrairefrom Old French retraire
- Italianritrarre
- Portugueseretrair
- Romanianretrage
- Spanishretraer
- Spanishretraher
- Sicilianritràjiri
In English words that came into English from retrahō
- retreatretractus
- retractretractus
- retrahensretrahens
- retraxitretraxit