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protract definition

pro·tract (prō trakt′, prə-)

transitive verb

  1. to draw out; lengthen in duration; prolong
  2. to draw to scale; using a protractor and scale
  3. Zool. to thrust out; extend

Etymology: < L protractus, pp. of protrahere < pro-, forward + trahere, to draw

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