attrecto

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- +‎ tractō (touch, handle).

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.