prolong, protract, extend, draw out
(verb) lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; “We prolonged our stay”; “She extended her visit by another day”; “The meeting was drawn out until midnight”
prolong, sustain, keep up
(verb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prolong (third-person singular simple present prolongs, present participle prolonging, simple past and past participle prolonged)
(transitive) To extend in space or length.
(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of
Synonym: draw out
(transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
(intransitive) To become longer; lengthen.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*long", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolonged; p. pr. & vb. n. Prolonging.] Etym: [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro before, forth + longus long. See Long, a., and cf. Prolongate, Purloin. ]
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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
