previous next
sub-trăho , xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I.to draw away from underneath or by stealth; also, in gen., to draw off, carry off, withdraw, take away, remove, etc. (class.; syn. subduco).
I. Lit.: “subtractus Numida mortuo superincubanti Romano vivus,” Liv. 22, 51, 9 (Weissenb. substratus): “pedibus raptim tellus subtracta,” Lucr. 6, 605: “effracto colla jugo,” Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 40: “viro (peculium),” Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 28: “(impedimenta) clandestinā fugā,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 33: “aggerem cuniculis,” Caes. B. G. 7, 22: “si dediticii subtrahantur,” id. ib. 1, 44; Cic. Mur. 37, 80: “hastatos primae legionis ex acie,” Liv. 10, 14: “milites ab dextro cornu,” id. 44, 37: cibum alicui, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 105, 10: “materiam, quae laedere videtur,” Cels. 3, 4: “oculos,” to turn away, avert, Tac. A. 3, 53; id. Agr. 45: “se a curiā et ab omni parte rei publicae,” to withdraw, retire, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 5; so, “se,” Liv. 44, 16: teque adspectu ne subtrahe nostro, Verg. A. 6, 465: “Armeniam ad Parthos se subtrahentem,” Flor. 4, 12, 43: “servus domino se,” Dig. 21, 1, 17. — Also without se: “repente interdiu vel noctu subtrahebat,” he would withdraw, Suet. Caes. 65: “praefectum praetorio non ex ingerentibus sed ex subtrahentibus legere,” Plin. Pan. 86, 2. — “Mid.: vastis tremit ictibus puppis Subtrahiturque solum,” withdraws itself, gives way under it, Verg. A. 5, 199: “subtracto solo,” Tac. A. 1, 70: “subtractus fugā,” Plin. 8, 37, 56, § 134.—
II. Trop.: “neque verba sedem habere possunt, si rem subtraxeris, neque, etc.,” Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 19: “necessaria cum periculo subtrahuntur,” Quint. 4, 2, 44: “verba pudoris gratiā,” id. 9, 3, 59: “verbum,” id. 9, 3, 58: “S litteram,” id. 9, 4, 38: “narrationem,” id. 4, 2, 8: “nomina candidatorum,” Tac. A. 1, 81; “for which: aliis nominatis, me unum subtrahebat,” to omit, not mention, Curt. 6, 10, 7; id. ib. § 9: “aliquem bello,” Liv. 8, 29; cf.: “cui judicio eum mors subtraxit,” id. 6, 1: “aliquem judicio,” id. 9, 26: “aliquem irae militum,” Tac. H. 3, 7: “aliquem minis populi,” Just. 16, 4, 20.—Reflex.: “me a curiā,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 5: “se legum actionibus,” Quint. 7, 4, 39: “se oneri,” id. 12, 9, 21: “se labori,” Col. 1, 9, 6: “se discrimini alicujus,” Vell. 2, 86 fin. Ruhnk. et saep.: subtrahente se, withdrawing himself (as surety), Liv. 28, 25.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (34 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (34):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 8.33
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 7.22
    • Cicero, For Lucius Murena, 37.80
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 8, 29
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 26
    • Plautus, Casina, 2.2
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 5.199
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.465
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.70
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.81
    • Tacitus, Annales, 3.53
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 3.7
    • Tacitus, Agricola, 45
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 3.5
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.605
    • Suetonius, Divus Julius, 65
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 51
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 25
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10, 14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 16
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 37
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 6, 1
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 2.44
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 2.8
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 3.58
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 3.59
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 4.38
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7, 4.39
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 12, 9.21
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 3.4
    • Ovid, Tristia, 5.2
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 1.9.6
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 6.10.7
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 9
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: