protract

English

/pɹəˈtɹakt/

verb

Definitions

To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
To use a protractor.
(surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
To extend; to protrude.

Etymology

Derived from Latin prōtrahō prefix from English tract.

Origin

English

tract

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Cognates and derived terms

Tractite English
protractable English
protractest English
protracteth English
protractible English
protractive English
tract English
tractlet English
tractography English
tractotomy English
vocal tract English
protractio Latin
prōtrahō Latin
tractatus Latin
tract French
portraict Middle French