pro|long´er

pro|long´er
pro|long «pruh LNG, -LONG», transitive verb.
1. to make longer; extend; stretch: »

Good care may prolong a sick person's life. The author cleverly prolonged the suspense in his mystery novel. It was useless to prolong the discussion (Edith Wharton).

SYNONYM(S): protract. See syn. under lengthen. (Cf.lengthen)
2. Obsolete. to put off in time; postpone: »

This wedding-day Perhaps is but prolong'd: have patience (Shakespeare).

[< Late Latin prōlongāre < prō- forth + longus long. Compare etym. under purloin. (Cf.purloin)]
pro|long´a|ble, adjective.
pro|long´er, noun.
pro|long´ment, noun.

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