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Pronunciation : Pro*tract"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See Portrait, Portray.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.

4. (Zo?l.)

Defn: To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.

t. [imp. & p. p. Protracted; p. pr. vb. n. Protracting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pro*tract"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. protractus.]
Definition : Defn: Tedious continuance or delay. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913