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