protract

Verb

Verb Forms: protracted, protracting, protracts

To extend the duration of something; to prolong or delay.
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
To use a protractor.
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

A cat can protract and retract its claws.
He tried to protract the game, hoping for better tiles in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From the past participle stem of Latin prōtrahō. By surface analysis, pro- + tract.

Synonyms

draw out, extend, prolong

Scrabble Score: 12

protract: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
protract: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
protract: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

protract: valid Words With Friends Word