Definitions for: Protract

[v] lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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) 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. (Zo["o]l.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can
protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.

Pro*tract", n. [L. protractus.]
Tedious continuance or delay. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Synonyms: draw out, extend, prolong

See Also: lengthen, spin, spin out, temporise, temporize

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