protract

verb

pro·tract prō-ˈtrakt How to pronounce protract (audio)

prə-

protracted; protracting; protracts

transitive verb

: to prolong in time or space : continue

: to extend forward or outward compare retract sense 1

archaic : delay, defer

protractive

prō-ˈtrak-tiv How to pronounce protract (audio)

prə-

adjective

Synonyms

drag (out)
draw out
elongate
extend
lengthen
outstretch
prolong
stretch

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

the highway project was protracted by years of litigation

Recent Examples on the Web That could take some time, that could really protract things.

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022 Epidemics can be short-lived or protracted, or, like the Justinianic plague, recurrent.

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2020 The process of making sourdough is protracted, but Petrarca and Richardson said the crusty, tangy result is worth the effort.

David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2020 Ammon Bundy is the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who in 2014 engaged in a protracted battled with the federal Bureau of Land Management over grazing rights for his cattle.

Anna-maja Rappard, CNN, 9 Apr. 2020 Some of these regions have protracted and incredibly violent conflicts.

John D'anna, azcentral, 17 Dec. 2019 Instead of yielding an emphatic victory for one side and, conversely, an incontrovertible defeat for the other, modern armed conflicts are prone to descend into protracted, drawn out endgames.

Cian O'driscoll, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2019 But the road to the referendum was protracted and bloody.

The Economist, 23 Nov. 2019 In his speech, Johnson delivered what amounted to a breezy dismissal of May’s protracted and ultimately unsuccessful efforts to win lawmakers’ approval for a divorce agreement with the EU.

Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin protractus, past participle of protrahere, literally, to draw forward, from pro- forward + trahere to draw — more at pro-

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3

单词	protracting
释义	protract verb pro·tract prō-ˈtrakt prə- protracted; protracting; protracts transitive verb 1 : to prolong in time or space : continue 2 : to extend forward or outward compare retract sense 1 3 archaic : delay, defer protractive prō-ˈtrak-tiv prə- adjective Synonyms drag (out) draw out elongate extend lengthen outstretch prolong stretch See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the highway project was protracted by years of litigation Recent Examples on the Web That could take some time, that could really protract things. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022 Epidemics can be short-lived or protracted, or, like the Justinianic plague, recurrent. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2020 The process of making sourdough is protracted, but Petrarca and Richardson said the crusty, tangy result is worth the effort. David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2020 Ammon Bundy is the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who in 2014 engaged in a protracted battled with the federal Bureau of Land Management over grazing rights for his cattle. Anna-maja Rappard, CNN, 9 Apr. 2020 Some of these regions have protracted and incredibly violent conflicts. John D'anna, azcentral, 17 Dec. 2019 Instead of yielding an emphatic victory for one side and, conversely, an incontrovertible defeat for the other, modern armed conflicts are prone to descend into protracted, drawn out endgames. Cian O'driscoll, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2019 But the road to the referendum was protracted and bloody. The Economist, 23 Nov. 2019 In his speech, Johnson delivered what amounted to a breezy dismissal of May’s protracted and ultimately unsuccessful efforts to win lawmakers’ approval for a divorce agreement with the EU. Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019 See More Word History Etymology Latin protractus, past participle of protrahere, literally, to draw forward, from pro- forward + trahere to draw — more at pro- First Known Use 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Kids Definition protract verb pro·tract prō-ˈtrakt protracted; protracting : to make longer : draw out in time or space Disagreements protracted the negotiation. Medical Definition protract transitive verb pro·tract prō-ˈtrakt : to extend forward or outward the mandible is protracted and retracted in chewing compare retract protracting verb present participle of protract as in lengthening to make longer the highway project was protracted by years of litigation Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lengthening prolonging extending increasing stretching elongating drawing out enlarging outstretching expanding amplifying attenuating dragging (out) thinning Antonyms & Near Antonyms curtailing reducing shortening cutting abridging decreasing diminishing lessening abbreviating thickening cutting back See More
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protract

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