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|lshtext=<b>prō -trăho</b>: xi, ctum, 3 (sync. form protraxtis for protraxistis, Sil. 16, 84.—<br /><b>I</b> Inf. protraxe for protraxisse, Lucr. 5, 1159), v. a., to [[draw]] or [[drag]] [[forth]], to [[bring]] [[forth]] or [[out]], [[pull]] [[out]], to [[draw]] to a [[place]] ([[class]].; cf.: [[promo]], [[profero]]).<br /><b>I</b> 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.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> 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. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To [[weary]], [[detain]] [[too]] [[long]]: ne [[diutius]] te protraham, Vulg. Act. 24, 4.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>4</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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).—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>5</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To [[bring]] or [[reduce]] to: ad paupertatem [[protractus]], Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 72.