Protract definitions

Protract

1) Cause to be or last longer 2) Draw out 3) Extend 4) Extend the duration of 5) Lengthen 6) Lengthen in time 7) Prolong 8) To defer 9) To delay 10) To draw out 11) To draw to a scale 12) To extend 13) To extend or protrude 14) To plot 15) To protrude 16) To put off to a distant time 17) To use a protractor
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Protract

1) Drag out 2) Maintain 3) Prolong 4) Temporise 5) Temporize
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Protract

• (n.) Tedious continuance or delay. • (v. t.) To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. • (v. t.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. • (v. t.) To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, t...
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protract

1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war. ... 2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. ... 3. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. ... 4. <zoology> To e...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973

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Protract

Pro·tract' noun [ Latin protractus .] Tedious continuance or delay. [ Obsolete] Spenser.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/182

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Protract

Pro·tract' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Protracted ; present participle verbal noun Protracting .] [ Latin protractus , past participle of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/182

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protract

Latin protractus = drawn out; hence, to put forwards (e.g., shoulder or mandible). Protraction - the act of protracting.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21450

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protract

to draw out or lengthen, esp. in time; extend the duration of; prolong. · to extend or protrude. · (in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor.
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/protract

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Protract

To extend forward or outward; opposite of retract.
Found on https://www.ioshospital.com/orthopaedics/learnMore/glossaryOfTerms.aspx

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