tract root definition
English for Students. These ROOT-WORDS are TRACT & TRAH meaning DRAW & PULL. It comes from the Latin trahere, to draw, pull. TRAH is rarely used. TRACT lends itself readily to combination with other ROOTS, as you see from the list. ABLE, ILE, ITY, TION, AT, IVE, OR, ABS, CON, DE, DIS, EX, RE, SUB & PRO are all old friends, more of less, a fine reunion.