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protract /prə- or prō-traktˈ/ transitive verb- To draw out or lengthen in time
- To prolong
- To put off in time, postpone (obsolete)
- To lengthen out
- To protrude
- To draw to scale
ORIGIN: L prōtrahere, -tractum, from prō forth, and trahere to draw protracˈted adjective - Drawn out in time
- Prolonged
- Postponed (obsolete)
- Lengthened out
- Drawn to scale
protracˈtedly adverb protracˈtile /-tīl or (US) -til/ or protracˈtible adjective Able to be thrust out protracˈtion /-shən/ noun - The act of protracting or prolonging
- The delaying of the termination of something
- The plotting or laying down of the dimensions of anything on paper
- A plan drawn to scale
protracˈtive adjective - Drawing out in time
- Prolonging
- Delaying
protracˈtor noun - Someone who, or something which, protracts
- An instrument for measuring or drawing angles on paper
- A muscle whose contraction draws a part of the body forward or away from the body (anatomy)
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