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Meanings of protract in English

Portuguese
extender
Catalan
estendre's
Spanish
alargar

Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.

        extender
        Usage of protract in English
        1
        He attempted, however, to prevent, or at least to protract, his ruin.
        History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
        2
        As the French king was said to protract the demolition of Dunkirk, Mr.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
        3
        One who will not protract the thing indefinitely, in the courts.
        Napoleon
        4
        To prolong his life would be merely to protract his misery.
        Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
        5
        She had, she thought, the right to protract this one interview.
        The Four Feathers
        6
        Why protract the story of how Margaret was lost to us?
        A Little Journey in the World
        7
        These are the arts which protract the existence of government.
        Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1
        8
        When Pompey would not hear of it, I advised him to protract the war.
        Caesar: A Sketch
        9
        These opinions, when communicated to the government, most probably contributed to protract the war.
        The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 / Commander in Chief of th...
        10
        She seemed more wishful to protract his stay than heretofore.
        Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
        11
        On the contrary, it would encourage Mexico to persevere and tend to protract it indefinitely.
        State of the Union Addresses
        12
        I would protract the moment of the sun's entombment.
        Atmâ / A Romance
        13
        He managed, however, still to protract the evil day.
        Devereux — Volume 01
        14
        Why should I protract a tale which I already begin to feel is too long?
        Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
        15
        The Etrurians spent the first day in deliberating whether they should expedite or protract the war.
        The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
        16
        The Bank will get poorer and poorer, and its poverty will protract or renew the apprehension.
        Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market
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