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Protract

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Verb

1. draw out, extend, prolong, protract

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

Example Sentences:
'We prolonged our stay'
'She extended her visit by another day'
'The meeting was drawn out until midnight'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Protract

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to lengthen or extend (a speech, etc); prolong in time
2. 
(of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc) forwards
3. 
to plot or draw using a protractor and scale

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Protract

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verb transitive
1. 
to draw out; lengthen in duration; prolong
2. 
to draw to scale; using a protractor and scale
3.  Zoology
to thrust out; extend
see also retract (sense 1)

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Protract

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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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