continue, extend, lengthen
extend stretch elongate prolong protract
delayExtend, perpetuate, stretch out, delay, hold up, protract...
Let's not protract the discussion.
We are unhappy when uncongenial visitors protract their stay.
The word protract is a verb. The past tense is protracted.
My mom says that I protract my bedtime routine by taking a long time to get ready for bed.
That is the correct spelling of the verb "protract" (extend, draw out) which is rarely used except as the adjective protracted and the noun protractor.
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The most accurate opposite of retract is protract
chant, drag out, drone, extend, intone, nasalize, prolong, pronounce slowly, protract, utter
The Cheetah, although the Fishing cat as well as some other smaller cats can also not retract their claws. That is a misunderstanding as well. Cats claws retract automatically and forcefully protract. These cats are the only cats that don't have to forcefully protract their claws.
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