Definition of Protracts. Meaning of Protracts. Synonyms of Protracts

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Definition of Protracts

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. 2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. --Shak. 3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. 4. (Zo["o]l.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
Protract
Protract Pro*tract", n. [L. protractus.] Tedious continuance or delay. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Meaning of Protracts from wikipedia

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- On Protracted War (simplified Chinese: 论持久战; traditional Chinese: 論持久戰; pinyin: Lùn chíjiǔ zhàn) is a work comprising a series of speeches by Mao Zedong...
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