protract

pro·tract

 (prō-trăkt′, prə-)

tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts

1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations.

2. Mathematics To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.

3. Anatomy To extend or protrude (a body part).

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[Latin prōtrahere, prōtract- : prō-, forth; see pro-¹ + trahere, to drag.]

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pro·tract′ed·ly (-trăk′tĭd-lē) adv.

pro·tract′ed·ness n.

pro·trac′tive adj.

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protract

(prəˈtrækt)

vb (tr)

1. to lengthen or extend (a speech, etc); prolong in time

2. (Physiology) (of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc) forwards

3. (Surveying) to plot or draw using a protractor and scale

[C16: from Latin prōtrahere to prolong, from pro-¹ + trahere to drag]

proˈtractive adj

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pro•tract

(proʊˈtrækt, prə-)

v.t.

1. to draw out or lengthen, esp. in time; prolong.

2. Anat. to extend or protrude.

3. (in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor.

[1540–50; < Latin prōtractus, past participle of prōtrahere to draw forth, prolong]

pro•tract′ed•ly, adv.

pro•tract′ed•ness, n.

pro•tract′i•ble, adj.

pro•trac′tive, adj.

syn: See lengthen.

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protract

Past participle: protracted
Gerund: protracting

Imperative

protract

protract

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

protract - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" prolong, draw out, extend carry, extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan" temporise, temporize - draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote" spin out, spin - prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"

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protract

verb

To make or become longer:

draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, spin (out), stretch (out).

Mathematics: produce.

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Translations

protrarre

protract

[prəˈtrækt] VT → prolongar

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protract

vt → hinausziehen, in die Länge ziehen; illness → verlängern; decision → hinauszögern

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protract

[prəˈtrækt] vt → protrarre

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