Associations to the word «Protract»

Wiktionary

PROTRACT, verb. To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
PROTRACT, verb. To use a protractor.
PROTRACT, verb. (surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
PROTRACT, verb. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
PROTRACT, verb. To extend; to protrude.

Dictionary definition

PROTRACT, verb. Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.