Protract

Protract [ proh-TRAKT, pruh’- ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to increase the time duration of, prolong or extend in space 2. to draw or plot to scale especially by making use of a protractor and a scale 3. (in terms of anatomy) to jut out or protrude
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The course duration was protracted from 18 months to 24 months.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Under the agreement, signed after months of protracted debate, Mugabe retained his office.