Thesaurus: protract

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1. v. t. 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. v. t. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty.
3. v. t. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
4. v. t. To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
5. n. Tedious continuance or delay.
6. v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
7. 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. Shak. 3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. 4. (Zoöl.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract. Tedious continuance or delay. [Obs.] Spenser.
8. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, withscale and protractor; to plot.
9. v:100 v lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer