| protract | | |
| v. (change) | 1. draw out, extend, prolong, protract | 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" |
| ~ carry, extend | continue or extend.; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" |
| ~ lengthen | make longer.; "Lengthen this skirt, please" |
| ~ extend | prolong the time allowed for payment of.; "extend the loan" |
| ~ temporise, temporize | draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time.; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote" |
| ~ spin out, spin | prolong or extend.; "spin out a visit" |
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