tratract
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From Latin trahere (to pull, draw), past participle tractum. This combined entry covers the tractor/traction branch: tractor (a puller), traction (the act of pulling), attract (draw toward), extract (draw out), and intractable (unable to be pulled/managed). The -ive and -ile suffixes show the root's versatility in forming adjectives: attractive, extractive, contractile.
Associated Words
abstracted
Lost in thought; preoccupied and inattentive to surroundings
abstractedly
In an absent-minded or preoccupied manner
abstractness
The quality of being abstract or theoretical
attract
To draw someone or something closer; to arouse interest or desire
attracted
Drawn toward someone or something
attractive
Pleasing to look at; interesting or tempting enough to draw attention
attractively
In a pleasing or appealing manner
attractiveness
The quality of being pleasing or appealing
best-trained
Having received the highest level of training
contractible
Capable of being contracted or made smaller
contractile
Having the ability to contract, especially of muscle tissue
contractionary
Tending to cause economic or monetary contraction
contractive
Having the tendency or power to contract
cross-training
Training in multiple sports or job roles beyond one's primary specialty
detract
To reduce the value or quality of something
distract
To draw someone's attention away from what they are doing
distracted
Unable to concentrate; preoccupied or troubled
distractedly
In an absent-minded or troubled manner
distracter
Something that distracts; a wrong answer option in a multiple-choice test
distracting
Causing one's attention to be drawn away
distraction
Something that diverts attention; mental agitation; a diversion or amusement
distractive
Tending to cause distraction
extract
To pull or draw out; a concentrated substance or quoted passage
extractable
Able to be extracted or removed
extracted
Removed or separated from a source
extraction
The act of removing something; a person's ancestry
extractive
Relating to extraction of resources; a substance obtained by extraction
extractor
A device used to remove or draw out something
highly-trained
Having received extensive and rigorous training
intractability
The quality of being difficult to manage or control
intractable
Very difficult to manage, control, or solve
job-training
Training to prepare someone for a job
maltreat
To treat cruelly or roughly; to abuse
maltreatment
Cruel or abusive treatment
mistreat
To treat someone cruelly or unfairly
mistreated
Subjected to cruel or unfair treatment
mistreatment
Cruel or unfair treatment of a person or animal
portrait
A painting or image of a person; an accurate depiction; 肖像;描写
portraitist
An artist or photographer who specializes in making portraits
post-training
Training or activity occurring after an initial training period
protract
To extend or prolong something in time
protracted
Lasting longer than expected or necessary
protractile
Capable of being extended or stretched out
protraction
The act of prolonging or extending something in time
retractable
Able to be pulled back or folded in
retracted
Pulled or drawn back and inward
retraction
Withdrawal of a previous statement; admission of error
retractive
Serving to retract or withdraw
self-portrait
A portrait of oneself made by oneself
self-portraiture
The art or practice of creating self-portraits
self-trained
Trained by oneself without formal instruction; 自学成才的,自主训练的
strength-training
Exercise to build muscular strength
subtract
To take away a number or amount from another
subtractive
Relating to or involving subtraction
teacher-training
Education and preparation for becoming a teacher
traction
Grip on a surface; pulling force; momentum gained
tractor
A farm vehicle for pulling equipment; a truck cab for pulling trailers
treated
Having undergone treatment or processing
unattractive
Not pleasing in appearance; lacking charm or appeal
unattractiveness
The state of being unattractive
university-trained
Educated or trained at a university
untreatable
Impossible to cure or treat medically
untreated
Not given medical care or subjected to processing