Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To lengthen in duration; protract.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A prolongation: used specifically of an extension or elongated mouthpiece or chamber on retorts for the manufacture of zinc products or for the handling of other oxids which are volatile at high temperatures.
- To lengthen in time; extend the duration of; lengthen out.
- To put off to a future time; postpone.
- To extend in space or length: as, to
prolong a straight line. - Synonyms and To protract, extend, continue, draw out.
- To lengthen out; extend.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To extend in space or length.
- transitive verb To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.
- transitive verb To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
extend inspace orlength . - verb transitive To
lengthen intime ; to extend theduration of; todraw out ; tocontinue . - verb transitive To
lengthen temporally ; toput off to a distant time; topostpone .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb lengthen or extend in duration or space
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word prolong means "to lengthen or extend in time or space."
Lorna Bright: What do The Ten Commandments Have to Say About Living a Balanced Life? Honor Your Mother and Father Lorna Bright 2011
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The word prolong means "to lengthen or extend in time or space."
Lorna Bright: What do The Ten Commandments Have to Say About Living a Balanced Life? Honor Your Mother and Father Lorna Bright 2011
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In addition to these social and economic difficulties, El Salvador alsofaces the problem of being "mexicanized," that is, a prolong assaultbya bloodthirsty alliance of the dope-dealing and human smuggling lumpen class with theelements of the localbourgeoisie and withUS imperialists to wreak havoc and carnage on society with the ultimate end of the seizure of state power for a death squadregime similar to theonethat rules Colombia.
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But for the president to kind of prolong the issue in the way that he did was, I think, a rare misstep and a lack of discipline on his part.
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But for the president to kind of prolong the issue in the way that he did was, I think, a rare misstep and a lack of discipline on his part.
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And I would argue that although reporters love to cover politics and we'll see more of it, that the press is allowing the White House to kind of prolong the war crisis atmosphere.
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We hear about men finishing too soon, etc. and about men wanting to "prolong" it.
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We hear about men finishing too soon, etc. and about men wanting to "prolong" it.
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"There were some who wanted to 'prolong' the process to give long-shot candidates a chance at getting the nomination," said Anuzis.
The Nation 2010
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The trick is to, so to speak, "prolong" eternity on this plane.
One Cosmos 2009
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