tracto — Lewis & Short
tracto, āvi, ātum (
I gen. plur. part. tractantum, Ov. P. 3, 3, 20), 1, v. freq. a. traho.
I To draw violently, to drag, tug, haul, etc. (so, very rare): qui te (Hectorem) sic tractavere? Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Trag. v. 96 Vahl.):
tractatus per aequora campi,id. Ann. v. 140 Vahl.:
tractata comis antistita Phoebi,Ov. M. 13, 410:
malis morsuque ferarum Tractari,to be torn, rent, lacerated, Lucr. 3, 889.—
II To touch, take in hand, handle, manage, wield; to exercise, practise, transact, perform, etc. (freq. and class.; cf.: tango, ago, perago).
A Lit.:
ut ea, quae gustemus, olfaciamus, tractemus, audiamus, etc.,Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 111:
numquam temere tinnit tintinnabulum, nisi qui illud tractat,Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 163:
aliquid manibus,id. Poen. 1, 2, 103:
tractavisti hospitam ante aedes meas,id. Mil. 2, 6, 30:
mateilionem Corinthium cupidissime tractans,Cic. Par. 5, 2, 38:
volucra, quae non possum tractare sine magno gemitu,id. Att. 12, 22, 1:
aret Pellis et ad tactum tractanti dura resistit,Verg. G. 3, 502:
puer unctis Tractavit calicem manibus,Hor. S. 2, 4, 79:
vitulos consuescere manu tractari,Col. 6, 2, 1:
tractat inauratae consona fila lyrae,i. e. strikes, plays upon, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 60: necdum res igni scibant tractare, to prepare, i. e. to cook, dress, Lucr. 5, 953:
solum terrae aere,id. 5, 1289; cf.:
lutosum agrum,i. e. to till, Col. 2, 4, 5:
tractari tuerique vites,Cic. Fin. 5, 14, 39:
ceram pollice,Ov. M. 10, 285; cf. id. ib. 8, 196:
lanam,Just. 1, 3:
lanuginem,Suet. Ner. 34:
gubernacula,to manage, Cic. Sest. 9, 20:
tela,to wield, Liv. 7, 32, 11; cf.:
speciosius arma,Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 53:
servus, qui meam bibliothecen multorum nummorum tractavit,has taken care of, had charge of, Cic. Fam. 13, 77, 3; cf.: eras tu quaestor;
pecuniam publicam tu tractabas,id. Div. in Caecil. 10, 32:
rationem Prusensium,Plin. Ep. 10, 28, 5.—
B Trop., to handle, manage, practise, conduct, lead, etc.
1 In gen.: ut ne res temere tractent turbidas, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199 (Trag. v. 189 Vahl.):
suam rem minus caute et cogitate,Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 46:
causas amicorum tractare atque agere,Cic. de Or. 1, 37, 170:
causam difficiliorem,id. Fam. 3, 12, 3:
condiciones,Caes. B. C. 3, 28:
bellum,to conduct, carry on, Liv. 23, 28, 4; Tac. A. 1, 59; Just. 9, 8, 12; 22, 5, 4:
proelia,Sil. 15, 466; cf.:
vitam vulgivago more ferarum,to lead, pass, spend, Lucr. 5, 930; so,
vitam,Auct. Her. 4, 24, 33 (al. transactam):
imperium,Just. 1, 2, 1:
regna,id. 2, 4, 20:
pauca admodum vi tractata, quo ceteris quies esset,Tac. A. 1, 9 fin.:
artem,to practise, Ter. Phorm. prol. 17; Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 22:
verba vetera,to employ, Quint. 11, 1, 6:
personam in scenā,to perform, act, represent, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20; so,
partes secundas (mimus),Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 14:
animos,Cic. Or. 28, 97; cf. Quint. 11, 1, 85.—Reflex.:
quo in munere ita se tractavit, ut, etc.,has so conducted himself, Cic. Fam. 13, 12, 1; so,
ita me in re publicā tractabo, ut meminerim, etc.,id. Cat. 3, 12, 29.—
2 In partic.
a To treat, use, or conduct one's self towards a person in any manner:
ego te, ut merita es de me, tractare exsequar,Plaut. As. 1, 3, 8: haec arte tractabat virum, ut, etc., Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 125:
omnibus rebus eum ita tractes, ut, etc.,Cic. Fam. 1, 3:
non tractabo ut consulem,id. Phil. 2, 5, 10:
aliquem liberaliter,Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 23:
nec liberalius nec honorificentius potuisse tractari,id. Fam. 13, 27, 2:
pater parum pie tractatus a filio,id. Cael. 2, 3:
mercatores ac navicularii injuriosius tractati,id. Imp. Pomp. 5, 11:
pauloque benignius ipsum Te tractare voles,Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 12. —
b To handle, treat, investigate, discuss any thing, mentally, orally, or in writing (cf.: dissero, disputo, ago). ( a ) With acc.:
quem ad modum quamque causam tractare conveniat,Auct. Her. 2, 2, 2:
oratori omnia quaesita, audita, lecta, disputata, tractata, agitata esse debent,Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 54:
habeat omnes philosophiae notos et tractatos locos,id. Or. 33, 118:
causas amicorum,id. de Or. 1, 37, 170:
tractata res,id. Rep. 3, 3, 4:
definitiones fortitudinis,id. Tusc. 4, 24, 53:
partem philosophiae,id. Ac. 1, 8, 30:
constantiam,id. Lael. 18, 65; cf. id. ib. 22, 82:
ibi consilia decem legatorum tractabantur,Liv. 33, 31, 7:
fama fuit ... tractatas inter Eumenen et Persea condiciones amicitiae,id. 44, 13, 9:
scrupulosius tractabo ventos,Plin. 2, 46, 45, § 118: prima elementa, Quint. prooem. 21;
1, 1, 23: locus, qui copississime a Cicerone tractatur,id. 1, 4, 24; 7, 2, 43:
aliquid memori pectore,to ponder, reflect upon, Juv. 11, 28; cf.:
tractare proeliorum vias,Tac. A. 2, 5: ut quaestio diligentius tractaretur, Aug. Civ. Dei, 2, 21, 1.—
(b) With de and abl. (mostly postAug.):
de officii parte,Sen. Contr. 2, 1 (9), 20 (dub.;
Madv. and Kiessl. partem): quoniam de religionibus tractabatur,Tac. A. 3, 71:
ubi de figuris orationis tractandum erit,Quint. 1, 5, 5; 2, 13, 14; 2, 20, 10:
de negotiis,to discuss, Suet. Aug. 35 fin.—
(g) With interrog.-clause:
quo tractatur amicus an inimicus,Quint. 5, 10, 29; 7, 2, 56:
utra sit antiquior (lex),id. 7, 7, 8:
cum tractaret, quinam adipisci principem locum abnuerent, etc.,Tac. A. 1, 13.—
c To negotiate, treat:
dum de condicionibus tractat,Nep. Eum. 5, 7; Suet. Claud. 26:
de Asiā,Just. 37, 3, 4:
de redimendo filio,id. 31, 7, 7.