v.
Pronunciation: pr ō - ' trakt, pr ə -
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin protractus, past participle of protrahere, literally, to draw forward, from pro- forward + trahere to draw ― more at PRO-
Date: 1540
1 archaic : DELAY , DEFER
2 : to prolong in time or space : CONTINUE
3 : to extend forward or outward ― compare RETRACT 1
synonyms see EXTEND
– pro · trac · tive \ - ' trak-tiv \ adjective