trahere, tract

Terms	Definitions
trahere, tract	to pull; to draw
tractor	a vehicle used for pulling farm machinery (n)
traction	tension; friction, grip (n)
tractable	easy to deal with, manage, or control (adj)
contract	to make smaller; to shrink; to catch or be infected (v)
contraction	Process of shortening or making smaller (n)
detract	To take or draw away from the importance of (v)
distract	To draw the attention away from; disturb (v)
distraction	that which draws away attention; an amusement (n)
attract	To draw to oneself; to entice (v)
attraction	something that delights, draws attention, or entices (n)
extract	To pull or draw out, usually with effort (v)
extractable	Capable of being pulled out (n)
abstract	theoretical; not concrete; not real (adj)
abstraction	theory; idea; notion (n)
protract	To draw out; to lengthen; to prolong; to extend (v)
protractor	an instrument used for drawing/measuring angles (n)
retract	to pull back; to draw back; to take back (v)
retraction	A taking back; a withdrawal of statement (n)
subtract	to take away; to deduct (v)
subtraction	Act of taking something away (n)

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