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protract

British pronunciation/pɹətɹˈakt/
American pronunciation/ˈpɹoʊtɹækt/, /pɹoʊˈtɹækt/
to protract
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

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Examples
1In business, it is often better to give in to a competitor's demands than to risk a costly and protracted battle.
2This time, though, no letter to customers, no principled stand, no long, protracted fight.
3Admission to full membership is protracted.
4Protract your scapula.
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