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Meaning of 'protract' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Protract [ n.]
- Tedious continuance or delay.
2 . Protract [ v. t.]
- To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.
- To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty.
- To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
- To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.

Meaning of 'protract' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . protract [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Example in sentence:
  • She extended her visit by another day;
  • The meeting was drawn out until midnight;
  • We prolonged our stay

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