Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Sottrárre, v. a. (V. trarre,)
1. to draw, to take away or off, to withdraw, to divert. — il sonno dagli occhi, to draw away sleep from one's eyes, to interrupt one's sleep. — la mente dallo studio, to take away or divert one's mind from study. — qualche cosa dalla memoria,to erase something from one's memory. — dall'altrui fama, to slander, to rail, to revile, to vilify, to backbite, to detract, to traduce. — la fama ad uno, to slander, to detract; 2. to deliver or free, to get rid of. Vorrei in ogni modo sottrarmi da questi impacci, I wish I could some way or other get rid of these troubles; 3. to allure, to entice or amuse. Il Re di Spagna per maestria di guerra e per sottrarre i Saracini si levò dall'assedio, the King of Spain raised the siege, to amuse and keep the Saracens at bay; 4. to deprive or bereave, to take away; 5. (arith. t.) to subtract, to deduct;6. to hide; 7. to refuse; 8. to cancel;v. n. to fish out a secret; v. r. to retire, retreat, to free one's self, take one's self off.