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Synonyms
pro·tract (prō-trăkt́, prə-)

[Latin prōtrahere, prōtract-, prō-, forth; see pro–1, + trahere, to drag.]

transitive verb: -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts. 

  1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations.
  2. Mathematics To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.
  3. Anatomy To extend or protrude (a body part).

derivatives

pro·tract́ed·ly
adverb
pro·tract́ed·ness
noun
pro·traćtive
adjective