🔄 Synonyms of "Protract"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Protract"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| draw outverb | To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend. |
| prolongverb | (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of. |
| extendverb | (transitive) To cause to increase in extent. |
| lengthenverb | (transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of. |
| drawverb | Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. |
| produceverb | (transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate. |
| prolongatenoun | To prolong or lengthen. |
| projectnoun | A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages. |
| protendverb | (phenomenology) To consciously experience in anticipation; to experience protention. |
| stretch outverb | (transitive, intransitive) To stretch (something or oneself) (To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles). |
| elongnoun | (transitive, obsolete) To lengthen out; to prolong. |
| re-extendverb | To extend again. |
| elongate | Elongated, extended, lengthened; (especially biology) having a long and slender form. |
| enlengthenverb | (ambitransitive) To lengthen: to render or become longer. |
| stretchnoun | An act of stretching. |
| reachnoun | The act of stretching or extending; extension. |
| covernoun | A lid. |
| hold outverb | (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.) |
| intendverb | (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon |
| wiredrawverb | (transitive, now rare) To stretch (some physical thing) out, as though drawing wire; to elongate. |
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