elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged
(adjective) drawn out or made longer spatially; “Picasso’s elongated Don Quixote”; “lengthened skirts are fashionable this year”; “the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes”; “a prolonged black line across the page”
extended, drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
(adjective) relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; “a drawn-out argument”; “an extended discussion”; “a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law”; “a prolonged and bitter struggle”; “protracted negotiations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prolonged (comparative more prolonged, superlative most prolonged)
lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
• enduring, longsome; see also lasting
• brief, temporary; see also ephemeral
prolonged
simple past tense and past participle of prolong
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
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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