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Verb: protract  prow'trakt [N. Amer], pru'trakt [Brit]
  1. Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
    "We protracted our stay";
    - prolong, extend, draw out

Derived forms: protracts, protracted, protracting

Type of: lengthen

Encyclopedia: Protract