PROLONG

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


Etymology

Verb

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



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EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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