What is to put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. Shak called?
protract — To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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