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   pro·long

   /prəˈlôNG/

   verb

   • 1. extend the duration of: "an idea that prolonged the life of the engine by many years"
   • ▪ extend in spatial length: "the line of his lips was prolonged in a short red scar"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French prolonguer, from late Latin prolongare, from pro- ‘forward, onward’ + longus ‘long’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prolonger noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prolongProlong Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PROLONG is to lengthen in time : continue. How to use prolong in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prolong.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROLONG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to make something last a longer time: They’re trying to prolong their lives. prolonged.

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   Prolong definition: to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer. See examples of PROLONG used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prolongProlong - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To prolong is to make something last longer or to stretch it out in time. You see the word long in prolong and it's no trick. If you prolong an argument with a sibling, you make it longer than it naturally would be.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROLONG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To prolong something means to make it last longer. Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war. [VERB noun] The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly. [VERB noun] Synonyms: lengthen, continue, perpetuate, draw out More Synonyms of prolong.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › prolongProlong - definition of prolong by The Free Dictionary

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   prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionprolong verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   prolong something to make something last longer synonym extend. The operation could prolong his life by two or three years. Don't prolong the agony (= of not knowing something) —just tell us who won!

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordPROLONG - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   All you need to know about "PROLONG" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    To lengthen or extend in time or space. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: keep up. sustain. protract. draw out. extend. stall. prorogue. postpone. persist. perpetuate. last. endure. increase. stretch. lengthen. Antonyms: abbreviate. shorten. Origin of Prolong.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROLONG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    to make something last a longer time: We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week. She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Continue & last. (it's) business as usual idiom. bash on. bubble away. carry (something) on. cease