protract
verbHow many syllables in protract?
There are 2 syllables in the word protract.How to pronounce protract:
Definition of protract:
- protract (verb):
- to prolong in time or space continue
- to lengthen or extend (a situation etc.)
- lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.
Synonyms for protract:
carry
continue
drag (out)
drag on or out
draw out
elongate
extend
increase
keep going
lengthen
prolong
spin
spin out
stretch
stretch out
temporise
temporize
Antonyms for protract:
abate
abbreviate
abridge
abstract
accelerate
advance
bob
break off
cease
chop
clip
complete
compress
condense
constrict
contract
crop
curb
curtail
cut
cut back
cut back on
cut down
cut down on
cut off
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