aliquem e tentorio T

prō-trăho, xi, ctum, 3 (sync. form protraxtis for protraxistis, Sil. 16, 84.— 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).

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.—

Trop.

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. —

In partic.

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.—

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. —

To weary, detain too long:

ne diutius te protraham,

Vulg. Act. 24, 4.—

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).—

To bring or reduce to:

ad paupertatem protractus,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 72.

1) вытаскивать, притаскивать, выволакивать ( aliquem e tentorio T); извлекать ( aliquid in lucem Lcr)

2) обнаруживать, открывать, разоблачать ( facĭnus L)

3) тянуть, затягивать ( epulas ad mediam noctem Su)

4) доводить ( aliquem ad paupertatem Pl)

5) распространять (aliquid usque ad Graecum sermonem Dig)