'Prolong' definitions:
Definition of 'prolong'
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Definition of 'Prolong'
From: GCIDE
- 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. ] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days. [1913 Webster]
- Prolong awhile the traitor's life. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prolong'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjourn,
- continue,
- dawdle,
- defer,
- delay,
- drag on,
- drag out,
- draw,
- draw out,
- dwell on,
- elongate,
- endure,
- extend,
- hang fire,
- hang up,
- hold,
- hold off,
- hold over,
- hold up,
- keep,
- keep alive,
- keep going,
- keep up,
- last,
- lay aside,
- lay by,
- lay over,
- lengthen,
- lengthen out,
- let out,
- linger on,
- maintain,
- perpetuate,
- persist,
- pigeonhole,
- postpone,
- preserve,
- procrastinate,
- produce,
- prolongate,
- prorogate,
- prorogue,
- protract,
- pull,
- push aside,
- put aside,
- put off,
- put on ice,
- recess,
- reserve,
- retain,
- set aside,
- set by,
- shelve,
- shift off,
- sleep on,
- spin out,
- stand over,
- stave off,
- stay,
- strain,
- stretch,
- stretch out,
- string out,
- suspend,
- sustain,
- table,
- take a recess,
- tauten,
- temporize,
- tense,
- tighten,
- waive