attrecto

attrecto

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From ad- + tractō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    attrectō (present infinitive attrectāre, perfect active attrectāvī, supine attrectātum); first conjugation

    1. to touch, handle
    2. to touch in an unlawful manner; violate
    3. to busy oneself with
    4. to feel after, grope for; seek to find
    5. to appropriate (to oneself), lay hold of

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    References

    • attrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • attrecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • attrecto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.