Protract

Pronunciation: /proʊˈtrækt/

Protract (verb)

  1. to make something last longer than it should.
  2. to draw or stretch something out to a larger size or shape.

Examples

  • They decided to protract the meeting until everyone arrived.
  • She tried to protract the explanation to make it clearer.

Common collocations: protract a discussion, protract a process, protract a response, protract a conversation

Synonyms of Protract

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Protract

  • — To make something smaller or shorter.