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withtract

verb

Etymology

Origin uncertain. In one sense, probably a blend of withdraw + retract; in another sense, possibly a blend of withcall (“to call away, divert”) + distract.

  1. derived from retrahō — “to draw or pull back, withdraw; to bring back; to compel to turn back; to recall; to get back, recover; to hold back, restrain, withhold; to remove, take away; to bring to light again; (Late Latin) to delay”
  2. derived from retractus — “withdrawn”
  3. inherited from retracten
  4. compounded as withtract — “withdraw + retract”

Definitions

  1. To withdraw, retract.

    • Did he withtract his words?
    • Okay. I withtract the statement - you could've got that dumb in twenty years.
    • I withtract instantly, close the ironclad, close ... but I have been penetrated and cannot and look back up again along the same trajectory of sight and am imbedded again in those eyes on me […]

  2. To distract.

    • […] that the glorious influences of the Spirit were never withtracted by the various beautiful flowers which appeared on every bank and in every brake, she plucked them in large quantities, and filled her basket.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA