protract

Meaning

1. To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
2. To use a protractor.
3. To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
4. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
5. To extend; to protrude.

Synonyms

prolong

extend

delay

elongate

lengthen

draw out

draw

drag

train

🚋

drag out

retard

roll over

slow

spin out

take one’s time

widen

protend

extend the time limit

prolong for more time

adjourn

protrusive occlusion

defer

distend

drive

enlarge

evade

linger

postpone

procrastinate

renew

Translations

protrarre

prolonger

verschleppen

verlängern

prolongar

verlengen

tirer en longueur

op schaal tekenen

hinziehen

παρατείνω

allonger

prolungare

rekken

auftragen

in die Länge ziehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈtɹakt/

Etymology

From the past participle stem of Latin prōtrahō. By surface analysis, pro- + tract.