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Rareprotract
The correct spelling is protract.
How to pronounce protract
verb
IPA: /pɹəˈtɹakt/
Say it like: Pro-tra-ct
The correct spelling is protract. To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. For example: "to protract a decision or duty"
Usage Examples
“to protract a decision or duty”
“A cat can protract and retract its claws.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
- 2.To use a protractor.
- 3.To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
- 4.To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
- 5.To extend; to protrude.
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