8 Letters
6 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use protract as a verb in a sentence.
About Protract
A 2 syllables verb and 8 letters with the letters a, c, o, p, r, and t, 6 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters tr. Protract starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pr, pro, prot, protr, and the ending characters are t, ct, act, ract, tract, ..
Definition
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
Origin/Roots
Latin
Compound Words
A compound word, protract has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are pro, and tract.
School Grade
Protract is set as a sat word that starts with p, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 8 letters.
Pig Latin
Protract in Pig Latin is said as "otractpray or otractprway".
Unigram
p | r | o | t | r | a | c | t
Bigram
pr | ro | ot | tr | ra | ac | ct
Trigram
pro | rot | otr | tra | rac | act
Quadrigram
prot | rotr | otra | trac | ract
Word Gram

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Protract"

There are 332 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to protract.

SynonymDefinition
Abideput up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"
"The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
"he learned to tolerate the heat"
"She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Accedeto agree or express agreement
"The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
Adjournclose at the end of a session
"The court adjourned"
Annihilatekill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
Arousestop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Assurebe careful or certain to do something
make certain of something
"He verified that the valves were closed"
"See that the curtains are closed"
"control the quality of the product"
Avertturn away or aside
"They averted their eyes when the King entered"
Avoidstay clear from
keep away from
keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"
Avulseseparate by avulsion
Awakestop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from protract.

Anagram Definition
Protractlengthen in time
cause to be or last longer
"We prolonged our stay"
"She extended her visit by another day"
"The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

View English words with the unique letters used in protract. Words With The Letters Acoprt

Derives

Protract derives from 7 words.

Word Definition
Continuationthe act of continuing an activity without interruption
Extensionact of expanding in scope
making more widely available
"extension of the program to all in need"
Lengtheningthe act of prolonging something
"there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
Lengthinessthe consequence of being lengthened in duration
Perpetuationthe act of prolonging something
"there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
Prolongationthe act of prolonging something
"there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
Protractionthe act of prolonging something
"there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"

Hypernyms

Protract has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Lengthenbecome long or longer
"In Spring, the days lengthen"

Hyponyms

There are 5 hyponyms for protract

Word Definition
Extendextend one''s limbs or muscles, or the entire body;
"Stretch your legs!";
"Extend your right arm above your head"
Spina distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion);
"the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"
Spin Out
Temporisedraw out a discussion or process in order to gain time;
"The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"
Temporizedraw out a discussion or process in order to gain time;
"The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"





     

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