Thesaurus: prolong

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1. a. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
2. a. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
3. a. To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
4. v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
5. v. lengthen or extend in duration or space
6. 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.
7. v:100 v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer v. lengthen or extend in duration or space