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Added 9 October 2026

protract

/pɹəˈtɹakt/ verb

Latin root: prōtrahō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about protract at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.
We prolonged our stay

Origin

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

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