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- pronunciation:
- pro
traekt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
protracts, protracting, protracted |
| definition 1: |
to extend in time; prolong.
Disagreement over minor issues protracted negotiations.- synonyms:
- continue, drag out, draw out, prolong
- antonyms:
- curtail, shorten
- similar words:
- extend, lengthen, spin
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| definition 2: |
to extend or protrude, as an anatomical structure.
- synonyms:
- enlarge, expand, extend, stretch
- similar words:
- lengthen, project, prolong, protrude
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| definition 3: |
to lay out and draw with a scale and protractor.
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| derivations: |
protractible (adj.), protractive (adj.), protractedly (adv.), protractedness (n.) |
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