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pro·tract  (pr-trkt, pr-)

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 prtrahere, prtract- : pr-, forth; see pro-¹ + trahere, to drag.]

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pro·tracted·ly (-trktd-l) adv.

pro·tracted·ness n.

pro·tractive adj.

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protract [prəˈtrækt]

vb (tr)

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

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc.) forwards

3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) to plot or draw using a protractor and scale

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

protractedly  adv

protractedness  n

protractive  adj

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"

Translations

protract [prəˈtrækt] VT → prolongar

protract

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

protract [prəˈtrækt] vt → protrarre