protract
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verb (used with object)
1.
to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
2.
Anatomy. to extend or protrude.
3.
(in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor.
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Protract
is always a great word to know.
So is intrinsic. Does it mean:
| belonging to or lying within a given part of certain muscles or nerves |
| a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew |
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World English Dictionary
protract (prəˈtrækt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to lengthen or extend (a speech, etc); prolong in time |
| 2. | (of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc) forwards |
| 3. | to plot or draw using a protractor and scale |
| [C16: from Latin prōtrahere to prolong, from | |
| pro'tractive | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
protract
1530s (implied in protraction), "prolongation, extension of time," from L.L. protractionem "a drawing out or lengthening," from pp. stem of protrahere, from pro- "forward" + trahere "to draw" (see tract (1)). Etymologically identical with portray, which was altered in French.
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Medical Dictionary
protract pro·tract (prō-trākt', prə-)
v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts
To extend or protrude a body part.
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Example sentences
When you graduate from medical school, you will be required to take an oath to never protract the sickness of a patient.
Such a practice would protract the size protest process for all and would not yield benefits for small businesses.
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