protract

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verb

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
• Syn:
prolong, extend, draw out
• Derivationally related forms:
extendible (for: extend), protraction, prolongation (for: prolong)
• Hypernyms:
lengthen
• Hyponyms:
extend, temporize, temporise, spin, spin out
• Verb Group:
carry, extend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  prolong, extend, draw out