Meaning of PROLONG
| Pronunciation: | | pru'long
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- [v] 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"
- [v] lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
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| | Synonyms: | | draw out, extend, keep up, protract, sustain |
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| | See Also: | | bear on, carry on, continue, keep, keep going, keep on, lengthen, preserve, retain, spin, spin out, temporise, temporize, uphold | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pro*long"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prolonged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Prolonging}.] [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro
before, forth + longus long. See {Long}, a., and cf.
{Prolongate}, {Purloin}. ]
1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw
out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
Prolong awhile the traitor's life. --Shak.
The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.
--Dryden.
3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak.
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