Dock and Protract

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Dock verb - To make less in extent or duration.

Usage example: the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page

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Protract is an antonym for dock.

Nearby Words: docking, docked, dockage, dockyard, docker

Protract verb - To make longer.

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Dock is an antonym for protract.

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Protract and Dock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dock/protract

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