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Word | Protract |
Tamil Meaning | வளர், நீட்டு, நீளமாக்கு, காலங்கடத்து, நிலத்தின் திட்டப்படத்தை வீதக்குறிப்பு அளவுப்படி வரை. |
We prolonged our stay; She extended her visit by another day; The meeting was drawn out until midnight / Tedious continuance or delay. / prolong / prolong. / archaic : delay, defer / to prolong in time or space : continue / to extend forward or outward — compare retract 1 / : to extend forward or outward the mandible is protracted and retracted in chewing—compare retract, | |
Usage | ⇒ Seeking to delay the union members' vote, the management team tried to protract the negotiations endlessly, but the union representatives saw through their strategy. ⇒ the highway project was protracted by years of litigation ⇒ he had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process |
Synonyms | extend, prolong, draw out, lengthen, stretch, spin out, continue, elongate, drag out, delay, expand, maintain, postpone, defer, draw, keep, procrastinate, stretch out, hold, preserve, |
Antonyms | curtail, abbreviate, lessen, shorten, abridge, conclude, cut, diminish, abate, condense, pare, reduce, contract, abandon, break, chuck, cleave, clip, confine, constrain, |
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