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1. (v.t.) protract
to draw out or lengthen, esp. in time; prolong.
2. protract
Anat. to extend or protrude.
3. protract
(in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor.
Etymology: (1540–50; < L prōtractus, ptp. of prōtrahere to draw forth, prolong)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) prolong, protract, extend, draw out
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"
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1. (noun) protract
tedious continuance or delay
2. (verb) protract
to draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war
3. (verb) protract
to put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty
4. (verb) protract
to draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot
5. (verb) protract
to extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract
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