abstract

existing as an idea rather than a concrete thing

Roots

ab / abs: away, from, off, down, or apart
tract / trah: draw, pull, handle, or manage

Other words with the tract / trah root

attract: to draw toward
detract: to take away from value or attention
distract: to draw attention away
extract: to draw or pull out
intractable: very hard to manage, solve, or control
protract: to lengthen or draw out
retract: to draw back or take back

Abstract is drawn away from the concrete object into idea.

Justice felt abstract until the case gave it a human face.

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