Prolong \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. ]
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1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
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2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw
out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
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Prolong awhile the traitor's life. --Shak.
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The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.
--Dryden.
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3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
prolonged
adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a
drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a
lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged
and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn:
drawn-out, extended, lengthy, protracted]
2: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don
Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year";
"the extended airport runways can accommodate larger
planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" [syn: elongated,
extended, lengthened]
3: (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration
WordNet (r) 2.0
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "prolonged":
dragged out, dragging, drawn, drawn out, drawn-out, elongated,
extended, interminable, languishing, lasting, lengthened, lengthy,
lingering, long, long-continuing, long-drawn, long-drawn-out,
long-pending, long-winded, longsome, marathon, overlong,
prolongated, protracted, pulled, spun out, spun-out, straggling,
strained, stretched, stretched out, stretched-out, strung out,
taut, tense, tight
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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