protracted

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English

Definitions

verb

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 protract a decision or duty”

adjective

Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.“a protracted and bitter dispute”

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Synonyms

prolong long-drawn-out prolonged drawn-out lengthy extended long long-drawn long-term long-standing long-life longtime long-running long-lived long-lasting long-established chronic

Associated

reverting negotiations litigation dispute struggle ensued illness negotiation withdrawal siege guerrilla warfare

Rhymes

abstracted impacted extracted enacted retracted distracted fracted compacted attracted redacted

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