어원, tract-; treat-= draw
entreat v. 간청하다 (entreat him for mercy)
retreat n. 후퇴/ v. 후퇴하다 (retreat from the front)
contract n. 계약/ v. 수축하다 (The pupils of our eyes contract when exposed to light.)
subtract v. 뺄셈하다 (subtract 3 from 7)
mid 16th century: from Latin subtract- ‘drawn away’, from sub- ‘from below’ + trahere ‘to draw’.
Similar:
take away
take from
take off
deduct
debit
abstract
discount
dock
remove
withdraw
knock off
minus
Opposite:
add
extract v. 뽑다 (extract a decayed tooth)
detract v. 실추시키다 (detract from his fame)
retract v. 취소하다 (retract my statement)
extraction n. 혈통; 발치 (an American of Korean extraction)
tractable a. 유순한 (a tractable child)
distract v. 혼란시키다 (distract his attention)
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘pull in different directions’): from Latin distract- ‘drawn apart’, from the verb distrahere, from dis- ‘apart’ + trahere ‘to draw, drag’.
Similar:
divert
deflect
sidetrack
turn aside/away
draw away
disturb
put off
cause to lose concentration
disturbing
unsettling
intrusive
disconcerting
bothersome
confusing
off-putting
protract v. 연장시키다 (a protracted illness)
tract n. 종교 선전용 책자; 넓은 토지 (a tract of land)
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