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Showing words for PROTRACT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Protract

protract

7 Letter Words for Protract

carport, tractor

6 Letter Words for Protract

captor, carrot, cartop, copart, cottar, parrot, proart, raport, raptor, tactor, tarpot, tartro, trocar

5 Letter Words for Protract

actor, aport, capot, carot, coapt, coart, copra, corta, cotta, croat, ottar, parto, porta, pratt, rocta, rotta, taroc, tarot, torta, tract, trapt, troat, troca

4 Letter Words for Protract

acop, acor, acpt, arco, atoc, atop, capo, capt, carp, carr, cart, coat, copa, copr, copt, cora, corp, corr, cort, cott, crap, crop, octa, orca, orra, paco, pact, parc, parr, part, pato, patt, porc, porr, port, pott, prao, prat, proa, proc, rapt, rato, rcpt, roar, rort, rota, rotc, taco, tact, taro, tarp, tarr, tart, toat, torc, torr, tort, trac, trap, trat, trop, trot

3 Letter Words for Protract

act, aor, apc, apr, apt, arc, arr, art, atp, att, cap, car, cat, cop, cor, cot, cpa, cpo, cpr, cpt, cro, crt, cto, ctr, oar, oat, oca, oct, opa, opt, ora, orc, ort, otc, pac, par, pat, pct, poa, por, pot, prc, pro, pta, ptt, rap, rat, rct, roc, rot, rpt, tao, tap, tar, tat, tcp, toa, toc, top, tor, tot, tra, trp, trt

Definitions for Protract

[1] to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
[2] Anatomy . to extend or protrude.
[3] (in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor.
[4] to lengthen or extend (a speech, etc); prolong in time
[5] (of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc) forwards
[6] to plot or draw using a protractor and scale

Words related to Protract

prolong, defer, draw, stretch, lengthen, procrastinate, delay, continue, pad, elongate, postpone, stall, cool, prolongate

Words nearby Protract

protozoiasis, protozoicide, protozoology, protozoon, protozoophage, protract, protracted, protractile, protraction, protractor, protriptyline

Origin of Protract

First recorded in 1540–50, protract is from the Latin word prōtractus (past participle of prōtrahere to draw forth, prolong). See pro-1, tract1

Other words from Protract

pro·tract·ed·ly , adverb
pro·tract·ed·ness , noun
pro·tract·i·ble , adjective
pro·trac·tive , adjective
o·ver·pro·tract , verb (used with object)
un·pro·tract·ed , adjective
un·pro·trac·tive , adjective

Word origin for Protract

C16: from Latin prōtrahere to prolong, from pro- 1 + trahere to drag

Synonyms for Protract

prolong, put off, continue, cool, defer, delay, draw, elongate, lengthen, pad, postpone, procrastinate, stall, stretch, drag on, drag out, hold off, hold up, keep going, prolongate, put on hold, spin out, stretch out