Prolong

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To lengthen in duration; protract.
  • v. To lengthen in extent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To extend in space or length.
  • v. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.
  • v. To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To extend in space or length.
  • v. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.
  • v. To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • n. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. lengthen or extend in duration or space
  • v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  • Verb Form
    prolonged    prolonges    prolonging    prolongs   
    Cross Reference
    extend   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    continue    postpone    extend    lengthen    hold    carry    protract   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Guangdong    Hmong    Jong    Kong    Long    Pong    Song    Vietcong    along    belong   
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