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View usage for: protract in British English (prəˈtrækt) verb (transitive)1. to lengthen or extend (a speech, etc); prolong in time 2. (of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc) forwards 3. to plot or draw using a protractor and scale Derived forms protractive (proˈtractive) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin prōtrahere to prolong, from pro-1 + trahere to drag protract in American English (proʊˈtrækt; prəˈtrækt) verb transitive1. to draw out; lengthen in duration; prolong 2. to draw to scale; using a protractor and scale 3. Zoology to thrust out; extend see also retract (sense 1) SIMILAR WORDS: exˈtend Derived forms protractedly (proˈtractedly) adverb protractedness (proˈtractedness) noun protractible (proˈtractible) adjective protraction (proˈtraction) noun protractive (proˈtractive) adjective Word origin < L protractus, pp. of protrahere < pro-, forward + trahere, to draw Synonyms of 'protract'extend, continue, prolong, keep going More Synonyms of protract Definition to lengthen or extend (a situation etc.) The appearance of a rebel splinter group will merely protract the civil war. Synonyms continue keep going stretch out draw out spin out drag on or out Opposites reduce , shorten , summarize , compress, curtail , abbreviate , abridge Additional synonymsSynonyms go on, reach, project, extend, prolong, lengthen, draw out Definition to make or become longer They want to lengthen the school day. Synonyms protract, extend, prolong, draw out, spin out, make longer Definition to make (something) last longer He said foreign military aid was prolonging the war. Synonyms lengthen, continue, perpetuate, draw out, extend, delay, stretch out, carry on, spin out, drag out, make longer, protract- protester
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