Definition of protract in English:

protract

verb prəˈtraktprəˈtrækt

[with object]

Prolong.
he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process
Example sentencesExamples
- He still protracts the i in time, but his pronunciation seems deliberately disharmonic.
- We've been in such a hurry for all these years for one main reason - the more the negotiations are protracted, the more difficult they become, which can be easily noticed.
- That's why many antispammers squarely blame the trade group for protracting the junk-email war.
- In other words, a prudent, asymmetric-thinking enemy manipulates time and space to disperse the greater power's military forces, protracting the conflict and wearing down the will of the orthodox opponent.
- Men and women are encouraged to protract their sexually active lives, regardless of desire.
- There are examples of opponents who achieved equally dramatic successes by protracting or slowing the operational tempo.
- His strategy was to protract negotiations until the enemy were exhausted, while assembling the forces necessary to crush them.
- And for the Chinese, the longer this protracts, the more difficult it becomes to keep it out of the international incident stage and handle it well.
- I could have just said that there were lots of other options for GPs these days, but that would have simply protracted the conversation.
- The ‘winner-take-all electoral vote’ practice can avoid prolonged county by county vote count, which will inevitably protract the delivery of a new president.
- To deprive a successful litigant of interest on his or her legal costs is to encourage the losing side to delay and protract the assessment process.
Synonyms
lengthen, make longer, extend, extend the duration of, draw out, drag out, spin out, stretch out, string out, elongate
prolong, extend, extend the duration of, stretch out, draw out, lengthen, make longer, elongate, drag out, spin out, string out, carry on, continue, keep up, keep something going, go on with, perpetuate, sustain

Origin

Early 16th century (in the sense ‘to waste time’): from Latin protract- ‘prolonged’, from the verb protrahere, from pro- ‘out’ + trahere ‘to draw’.

abstract from Middle English:
The Latin source of abstract, meant literally ‘drawn away’ and is from abstrahere, from the elements ab- ‘from’ and trahere ‘draw off’. The use in art dates from the mid 19th century. Trahere is found in many English words including: attract (Late Middle English) with ad ‘to’; portrait (mid 16th century), something drawn; protract (mid 16th century) with pro ‘out’; retract (Late Middle English) and retreat (Late Middle English) both drawing back; and words listed at train.

Rhymes

abreact, abstract, act, attract, bract, compact, contract, counteract, diffract, enact, exact, extract, fact, humpbacked, impact, interact, matter-of-fact, pact, redact, refract, retroact, subcontract, subtract, tact, tract, transact, unbacked, underact, untracked

Definition of protract in US English:

protract

verbprəˈtraktprəˈtrækt

[with object]

Prolong.
he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process
Example sentencesExamples
- We've been in such a hurry for all these years for one main reason - the more the negotiations are protracted, the more difficult they become, which can be easily noticed.
- He still protracts the i in time, but his pronunciation seems deliberately disharmonic.
- His strategy was to protract negotiations until the enemy were exhausted, while assembling the forces necessary to crush them.
- Men and women are encouraged to protract their sexually active lives, regardless of desire.
- There are examples of opponents who achieved equally dramatic successes by protracting or slowing the operational tempo.
- That's why many antispammers squarely blame the trade group for protracting the junk-email war.
- To deprive a successful litigant of interest on his or her legal costs is to encourage the losing side to delay and protract the assessment process.
- The ‘winner-take-all electoral vote’ practice can avoid prolonged county by county vote count, which will inevitably protract the delivery of a new president.
- And for the Chinese, the longer this protracts, the more difficult it becomes to keep it out of the international incident stage and handle it well.
- I could have just said that there were lots of other options for GPs these days, but that would have simply protracted the conversation.
- In other words, a prudent, asymmetric-thinking enemy manipulates time and space to disperse the greater power's military forces, protracting the conflict and wearing down the will of the orthodox opponent.
Synonyms
lengthen, make longer, extend, extend the duration of, draw out, drag out, spin out, stretch out, string out, elongate
prolong, extend, extend the duration of, stretch out, draw out, lengthen, make longer, elongate, drag out, spin out, string out, carry on, continue, keep up, keep something going, go on with, perpetuate, sustain

Origin

Early 16th century (in the sense ‘to waste time’): from Latin protract- ‘prolonged’, from the verb protrahere, from pro- ‘out’ + trahere ‘to draw’.

单词	protract
释义	Definition of protract in English: protract verb prəˈtraktprəˈtrækt [with object] Prolong. he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process Example sentencesExamples He still protracts the i in time, but his pronunciation seems deliberately disharmonic. We've been in such a hurry for all these years for one main reason - the more the negotiations are protracted, the more difficult they become, which can be easily noticed. That's why many antispammers squarely blame the trade group for protracting the junk-email war. In other words, a prudent, asymmetric-thinking enemy manipulates time and space to disperse the greater power's military forces, protracting the conflict and wearing down the will of the orthodox opponent. Men and women are encouraged to protract their sexually active lives, regardless of desire. There are examples of opponents who achieved equally dramatic successes by protracting or slowing the operational tempo. His strategy was to protract negotiations until the enemy were exhausted, while assembling the forces necessary to crush them. And for the Chinese, the longer this protracts, the more difficult it becomes to keep it out of the international incident stage and handle it well. I could have just said that there were lots of other options for GPs these days, but that would have simply protracted the conversation. The ‘winner-take-all electoral vote’ practice can avoid prolonged county by county vote count, which will inevitably protract the delivery of a new president. To deprive a successful litigant of interest on his or her legal costs is to encourage the losing side to delay and protract the assessment process. Synonyms lengthen, make longer, extend, extend the duration of, draw out, drag out, spin out, stretch out, string out, elongate prolong, extend, extend the duration of, stretch out, draw out, lengthen, make longer, elongate, drag out, spin out, string out, carry on, continue, keep up, keep something going, go on with, perpetuate, sustain Origin Early 16th century (in the sense ‘to waste time’): from Latin protract- ‘prolonged’, from the verb protrahere, from pro- ‘out’ + trahere ‘to draw’. abstract from Middle English: The Latin source of abstract, meant literally ‘drawn away’ and is from abstrahere, from the elements ab- ‘from’ and trahere ‘draw off’. The use in art dates from the mid 19th century. Trahere is found in many English words including: attract (Late Middle English) with ad ‘to’; portrait (mid 16th century), something drawn; protract (mid 16th century) with pro ‘out’; retract (Late Middle English) and retreat (Late Middle English) both drawing back; and words listed at train. Rhymes abreact, abstract, act, attract, bract, compact, contract, counteract, diffract, enact, exact, extract, fact, humpbacked, impact, interact, matter-of-fact, pact, redact, refract, retroact, subcontract, subtract, tact, tract, transact, unbacked, underact, untracked Definition of protract in US English: protract verbprəˈtraktprəˈtrækt [with object] Prolong. he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process Example sentencesExamples We've been in such a hurry for all these years for one main reason - the more the negotiations are protracted, the more difficult they become, which can be easily noticed. He still protracts the i in time, but his pronunciation seems deliberately disharmonic. His strategy was to protract negotiations until the enemy were exhausted, while assembling the forces necessary to crush them. Men and women are encouraged to protract their sexually active lives, regardless of desire. There are examples of opponents who achieved equally dramatic successes by protracting or slowing the operational tempo. That's why many antispammers squarely blame the trade group for protracting the junk-email war. To deprive a successful litigant of interest on his or her legal costs is to encourage the losing side to delay and protract the assessment process. The ‘winner-take-all electoral vote’ practice can avoid prolonged county by county vote count, which will inevitably protract the delivery of a new president. And for the Chinese, the longer this protracts, the more difficult it becomes to keep it out of the international incident stage and handle it well. I could have just said that there were lots of other options for GPs these days, but that would have simply protracted the conversation. In other words, a prudent, asymmetric-thinking enemy manipulates time and space to disperse the greater power's military forces, protracting the conflict and wearing down the will of the orthodox opponent. Synonyms lengthen, make longer, extend, extend the duration of, draw out, drag out, spin out, stretch out, string out, elongate prolong, extend, extend the duration of, stretch out, draw out, lengthen, make longer, elongate, drag out, spin out, string out, carry on, continue, keep up, keep something going, go on with, perpetuate, sustain Origin Early 16th century (in the sense ‘to waste time’): from Latin protract- ‘prolonged’, from the verb protrahere, from pro- ‘out’ + trahere ‘to draw’.
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