protrahitur
Dictionary entries
- Entry →protraho, protrahere, protraxi, protractus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
drag forward, produce; bring to light, reveal; prolong, protract;
sg. pres. pass. ind. 3rd
Examples
Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...boves abiurataeque rapinae caelo ostenduntur, pedibusque informe cadaver protrahitur. nequeunt expleri corda tuendo terribilis oculos, vultum villosaque saetis..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...latebra semet occultans ab Iulio Placido tribuno cohortis protrahitur. vinctae pone tergum manus; laniata veste, foedum spectaculum, ducebatur..."