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protract
(pr/oU/'tr/&/kt )

noun (n)

  • Tedious continuance or delay.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    draw out, extend, prolong
    source: wordnet30
  • To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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