protract

  • 21protract — v prolong, prolongate, extend, lengthen, elongate, stretch out, spin out, draw out, drag out; continue, perpetuate, sustain, maintain, keep up, keep going, keep alive, dwell on, linger on; develop, expand, enlarge, enlarge upon, amplify; pad,… …

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  • 22protract — pro·tract …

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  • 23protract — pro•tract [[t]proʊˈtrækt, prə [/t]] v. t. 1) to draw out or lengthen, esp. in time; prolong 2) anat. anat. to extend or protrude 3) sur (in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor • Etymology: 1540–50; …

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  • 24protract — /prəˈtrækt / (say pruh trakt) verb (t) 1. to draw out or lengthen in time; extend the duration of; prolong. 2. Anatomy, etc. to extend or protrude. 3. Surveying, etc. to plot; to draw by means of a scale and protractor. {Latin prōtractus, past… …

  • 25Protracted — Protract Pro*tract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protracted}; p. pr. vb. n. {Protracting}.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See {Portrait}, {Portray}.] 1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) …

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  • 26Protracting — Protract Pro*tract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protracted}; p. pr. vb. n. {Protracting}.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See {Portrait}, {Portray}.] 1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) …

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  • 27drag something out — protract something unnecessarily. → drag …

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  • 28protracted — protract ► VERB ▪ prolong; draw out. DERIVATIVES protracted adjective. ORIGIN Latin protrahere prolong …

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  • 29extend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. continue, lengthen, elongate, widen, enlarge, stretch, draw out, prolong, protract, expand, spread, broaden; increase; hold out, proffer, offer, impart, bestow. See increase, length. Ant., shorten. II …

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  • 30Inverted nipple — An inverted nipple (occasionally invaginated nipple) is a nipple that, instead of pointing outward, is retracted into the breast. In some cases, the nipple will be temporarily protruded if stimulated, but in others, the inversion remains… …

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