PROTRACT


Meaning of PROTRACT in English

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.

Derivatives:

protractedly adv. protractedness n.

Etymology: L protrahere protract- (as PRO-(1), trahere draw)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.