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▪ I. † perˈtract, v.1 Obs. rare.
[ad. L. pertract-āre to feel over, handle, f. per- 1, 2 + tractāre to handle, treat.]
To treat of (in narration).
1542Boorde Dyetary xiii. (1870) 264, I wyl fyrst wryte & pertract of hen-egges. 1547Ibid. Pref., The which doth pertract howe a man shuld order him selfe.
▪ II. † perˈtract, v.2 Obs. rare.
[f. L. pertract-, ppl. stem of pertrahĕre to draw out or on, f. per- 2 + trahĕre to draw, drag.]
trans. To protract, prolong (time).
a1548Hall Chron., Edw. IV 237 b, He..kepte with theim a long communicacion to pertracte the tyme. |