Protract
English Meaning
To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.
- To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations.
- Mathematics To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.
- Anatomy To extend or protrude (a body part).