Found 2 items, similar to protract.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: protract protract v : lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; “We prolonged our stay”; “She extended her visit by another day”; “The meeting was drawn out until midnight” [syn: prolong, extend, draw out]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Protract Protract \Pro*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protracted; p. pr. vb. n. Protracting.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See Portrait, Portray.] 1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war. [1913 Webster] 2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract. [1913 Webster] Protract \Pro*tract"\, n. [L. protractus.] Tedious continuance or delay. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]