protracted
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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 (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 | |
| protracted (prəˈtræktɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| extended or lengthened in time; prolonged: a protracted legal battle | |
| pro'tractedly | |
| —adv | |
| pro'tractedness | |
| —n | |
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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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American Heritage
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
The filing comes after a protracted period of uncertainty.
The withdrawn bid ends a protracted disagreement over price and regulator approval.
The protracted heat had the effect of driving away every one nearly from the city yesterday.
The current global economic and financial meltdown may yet become something worse: a protracted global depression.
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