protract

IPA: proʊtrˈækt

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

Examples of "protract" in Sentences

I protracted the time on purpose.
I am sorry for the protracted debate.
To protract the war is the key to victory.
There is no need to protract this discussion.
Development of the big engine was protracted.
The selection process is somewhat protracted.
The negotiations proved arduous and protracted.
The assembly of Gondwana was a protracted process.
It was the protracted horror of the Vietnamese war.
This was the beginning of a protracted guerilla war.
Both often call for travel and protract beyond a day or two.
More to the point, why do YOU want to protract a not particularly pleasant experience?
With support from Pakistan, the Taliban has managed to protract the fighting and create a strategic deadlock.
And withdrawing to a designated line would simply embolden the Mexicans to fight on and hence protract the war indefinitely.
As a result, there is a strong incentive for the less ethically minded lawyer to protract a legal battle by encouraging this tactic.
A more effectual means could not have been devised to encourage the enemy and protract the war than to advocate and adhere to their cause, and thus give them “aid and comfort.”
Judging from the tragic footage that has come out of Tahrir Square and Alexandria, and the horror stories leaking out of jail cells, Mr. Mubarak may, in fact, protract his rule for weeks or even months.