protract
11protract — verb the opposition will try to protract the discussion Syn: prolong, lengthen, extend, draw out, drag out, spin out, stretch out, string out, elongate; carry on, continue, keep up, perpetuate Ant: curtail, shorten …
12protract — v.tr. 1 prolong or lengthen in space or esp. time (protracted their stay for some weeks). 2 draw (a plan of ground etc.) to scale. Derivatives: protractedly adv. protractedness n. Etymology: L protrahere protract (as PRO (1), trahere draw) …
13protract — transitive verb Etymology: Latin protractus, past participle of protrahere, literally, to draw forward, from pro forward + trahere to draw more at pro Date: 1540 1. archaic delay, defer 2. to prolong in time or space ; continue 3. to extend… …
14protract — v.t. [L. pro, before; tractus, a space drawn out] To extend forward or outward; to protrude …
15protract — protractedly, adv. protractedness, n. protractible, adj. protractive, adj. /proh trakt , preuh /, v.t. 1. to draw out or lengthen, esp. in time; extend the duration of; prolong. 2. Anat. to extend or protrude. 3. (in …
16protract — pro·tract prō trakt vt to extend forward or outward <the mandible is protracted and retracted in chewing> compare RETRACT …
17protract — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, chatter, continue, dawdle, defer, delay, drag out, draw, draw out, dwell on, elongate, extend, fill out, hang fire, hang up, hold, hold off, hold over, hold up, keep, keep alive, keep going, keep up, lay aside …
18protract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extend, lengthen; prolong, continue; postpone, defer, delay; chart. See length, durability. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. postpone, defer, extend, procrastinate; see delay 1 . See Synonym Study at extend …
19protract — pro·tract || prəʊ trækt /prÉ™ v. prolong, postpone, lengthen; continue, maintain, preserve; stretch, extend, sustain …
20protract — v. a. 1. Prolong, continue, lengthen (in time), spin out. 2. Lengthen, prolong (in space). 3. Delay, put off, postpone, defer …
