detractio
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dētractĭo: ōnis, f. detraho,
I a drawing off, taking away, withdrawal.
I In gen. (good prose): alieni, opp. appetitio, Cic. Off. 3, 6, 30: doloris, id. ib. 3, 33, 118: loci, departure from, id. Att. 12, 35: sanguinis, Cels. 4, 4; Quint. 2, 10, 6; Plin. 17, 26, 39, § 246: illa ipsa (sc. Praxitelia capita) efficiuntur detractione, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 48.—
II In partic.
A <usg type="dom" opt="n">Medic. t. t., a purging: cibi, Cic. Univ. 6.—More freq. absol., Cels. 2, 10; Scrib. Comp. 101 et saep.—In plur., Vitr. 1, 6; Plin. 16, 44, 92, § 244; 22, 25, 64, § 133.—
B Rhet. t. t., a taking away, leaving out, ellipsis, Quint. 1, 5, 38; 9, 2, 37 al.—
C Detraction, slander, evil-speaking, Vulg. Sap. 1, 11.—Plur., id. 2 Cor. 12, 20.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dētractĭō,¹³ ōnis, f. (detraho), action de retrancher, retranchement, suppression : Cic. Div. 2, 48 ; detractio alieni Cic. Off. 3, 30, vol du bien d’autrui ; doloris Cic. Off. 3, 118, suppression de la douleur ; sanguinis Quint. 2, 10, 6, saignée || [méd.] évacuation : detractio confecti cibi Cic. Tim. 18, déjection, selle || detractiones, évacuations : [purgatifs] Plin. 16, 244 ; [vomitifs] Plin. 22, 133 || [rhét.] suppression d’un mot, ellipse : Quint. 1, 5, 38 ; 9, 2, 37 || suppression d’une lettre : Quint. 1, 5, 14 || [fig.] médisance, diffamation, critique : Vulg. Sap. 1, 11.
