tract

pull, drag

Spelled tract · trahere, tractus 'to pull, drag'

Latin trahere, to pull: attraction pulls toward, extraction pulls out, and distraction pulls attention away.

Words built from it

attract — to pull toward oneself
at- (toward) + tract (pull)
extract — to pull or draw out
ex- (out) + tract (pull)
retract — to pull back or withdraw a statement
re- (back) + tract (pull)
subtract — to take one quantity away from another
sub- (under, away) + tract (pull)
distract — to pull someone's attention away
dis- (apart, away) + tract (pull)
contract — to draw together and shrink; a binding agreement
con- (together) + tract (pull)