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- [proh-trakt, pruh-]
- /proʊˈtrækt, prə-/
- /prəˈtræk.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [proh-trakt, pruh-]
- /proʊˈtrækt, prə-/
Definitions of protract word
- verb with object protract to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong. 1
- verb with object protract Anatomy. to extend or protrude. 1
- verb with object protract (in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor. 1
- transitive verb protract prolong, draw out 1
- verb protract to lengthen or extend (a speech, etc); prolong in time 0
- verb protract (of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc) forwards 0
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Origin of protract
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, protract is from the Latin word prōtractus (past participle of prōtrahere to draw forth, prolong). See pro-1, tract1
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Parts of speech for Protract
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
protract popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
protract usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for protract
verb protract
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- bulk up — If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
- bulking — the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
- crane — A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air.
noun protract
- length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
- linearity — the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- longitude — Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
- extensiveness — The degree or property of being extensive.
- lastingness — The property of lasting; duration, permanence.
adverb protract
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- lengthily — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
adjective protract
- expandable — Having the capacity to be expanded.
- expansible — Expandable.
- expansile — Of, relating to, or capable of expansion.
- extendable — Something that is extendable can be made longer.
- extendible — extensible
Top questions with protract
- what does protract mean?
- what muscles protract the scapula?
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