v.tr. 1 prolong or lengthen in space or esp. time (protracted their stay for some weeks). 2 draw (a plan of ground etc.) to scale. protractedly adv. protractedness n.
[ L protrahere protract- (as PRO-(1), trahere draw) ]
PROTRACT
Meaning of PROTRACT in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012