protract
verb
[ prəˈtrakt ]
• prolong.
• "he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process"
Similar:
prolong,
extend,
extend the duration of,
stretch out,
draw out,
lengthen,
make longer,
elongate,
drag out,
spin out,
string out,
carry on,
continue,
keep up,
keep something going,
go on with,
perpetuate,
sustain,
wire-draw,
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘to waste time’): from Latin protract- ‘prolonged’, from the verb protrahere, from pro- ‘out’ + trahere ‘to draw’.
