Protract
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. To use a protractor. To draw or delineate.
Extend
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To increase in extent.To possess a certain extent.To cause to increase in extent.To cause to last for a longer period of time.To straighten (a limb).
Example sentence: America is a fundamentally good country. We have good people with good values who want to do the right thing. But the structures of power that exist are working to their own ends to extend their capability at the expense of the freedom of all publics.