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Tract Trahere Latin Verb Meaning Drag Draw Attractive

word TRACT
meaning TRACT comes from trahere, the Latin verb meaning “drag or draw.” Something attractive draws us toward it. Something distracting pulls your attention away. And when you extract something from behind the sofa, you drag it out.

Tags: mwvb::root, mwvb::unit:2, mwvb::unit:2:root, obsidian_to_anki

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