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prolong

[pruh-lawng, -long]

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verb (used with object)

to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.

to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English prolongen < Late Latin prōlongāre to lengthen, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + long(us) long¹ + -ā- theme vowel + -re infinitive ending

Related forms

pro·long·a·ble, adjective

pro·long·a·ble·ness, noun

pro·long·a·bly, adverb

pro·long·er, noun

pro·long·ment, noun

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un·pro·long·a·ble, adjective

un·pro·longed, adjective

well-pro·longed, adjective

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
1. See lengthen.

Antonyms
1. abbreviate.

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Example Sentences

Because aspirin may prolong bleeding, it should be avoided.

That or they use it to prolong the degree cycle in order to get more student--teaching out of their phd.

When they rise, consumers prolong payments and the duration of these securities lengthens.

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Because aspirin may prolong bleeding, it should be avoided.

That or they use it to prolong the degree cycle in order to get more student--teaching out of their phd.

When they rise, consumers prolong payments and the duration of these securities lengthens.

Small chunks cut from a fake fireplace log will prolong the burn.

In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor.

Deadheading the spent blossoms helps prolong bloom time.

Natural substances can treat cancer, prolong life and trigger amazing hallucinations.

Less visibly, antipsychotic medication can prolong remissions and reduce the potential for acute episodes.

Mentor exhorts her flock not to prolong correspondences.

Dutch doctors, by contrast, try to prolong the pregnancy.

If they saw the irony-that their actions would only prolong the revenge cycle that had claimed their friend-they ignored it.

But well-intentioned glial reactions to intense pain can at times prolong that pain.

Blossoms are followed by conspicuous pinkish brown, bristly fruits that prolong color display.

There's no doubt that medicine and smart environments can and will prolong life.

Carbonated beverages do not cause ulcers or prolong healing.

Or, you could prolong the mystery and play my favorite game instead.

They serve merely temporarily to prolong the life of regional banks through mergers with equally weak partners.

Bring indoors during winter to prolong the life of the birdhouse.

We need to exercise every available option to prolong the world s survival.

Cut faded flowers to prolong bloom and lessen production of seedpods.

Treating some diabetic patients for depression may help prolong their lives, according to new research.

Cutting spending now could indeed prolong the recession and result in an even worse fiscal position.

Aquariums are now playing a big part in trying to conserve prolong marine life.

My bigger concern is to prolong life in terminaly ill person for profit or gain.

To prolong flowering, pick flowers freely add to my plant list.

Antidiarrheal medications are generally not given because they may prolong the infection.

Yet the government will not agree on a plan to distribute drugs which prolong lives and help prevent further infection.

Looking for these factors in tandem might lead to successful interventions that prolong life.

Erythropoietin treatment does not help prolong survival.

Of course, a healthy way of life is well known to prolong existence.

Glad to hear that applied science was able to prolong your wife's life.

But subsequent larger trials showed it did not prolong lives in the lung cancer population as a whole.

The right sort of pick may prolong a president's influence long after his return to normal life.

Donate whatever your organs can do at the final time and make one more effort to prolong another life.

And remember: the idea of freezing is to prolong the life of food that you're going to eat, not to postpone discarding it.

Rigid labor laws can act as circuit breakers and to prolong recessions.

To mix the two up is simply to prolong the argument in a way that simply promotes paralysis.

Avoid decongestants because they dry the vocal cords and prolong irritation.

Bankruptcy procedures, which debtors prolong for years, should now be faster and leave more of value to lenders.

No one should do anything to prolong human life or increase food or energy supply.

But some experts say that in many cases, the longer-term use of drugs has not been proved to prolong life.

Many also prefer not to prolong their working day by networking after hours.

Presently, all medical science is doing to prolong life is delay death.

Even to a layman, this seemed likely only to prolong the suffering.

Danish entrepreneurs are working on technology that will prolong the life of batteries.

Too much government intervention, while sometime will increase expansion, will more often than not prolong the downturns.

My biggest issue is that my silence will only prolong the amount of time that our students are subjected to his behaviors.

If pay continues to lag, it will only prolong the downturn by inhibiting spending.

It would ultimately prove more costly and prolong our stay in.

The fruit sloughs off dead skin cells while treating the baby-fresh skin underneath to help prolong the glow.

These are precisely the people whom a policy that sought to prolong the amount of education would target.

If they saw the irony-that their actions would only prolong the revenge cycle that had claimed their friend-they ignored.

To prolong flowering, pick off faded blooms, including the part where the seed forms.

But that is not a good enough reason to prolong the government's role.

Veterinarians are replacing hips, elbows and knees in dogs big and small, allowing them to prolong their athletic careers.

McKinley did not know of the efforts made for days to prolong her life.

The belief that low-fat diets prolong your life is one example of a cascade.

If only there were a harmless chemical that averted disease and helped prolong life.

Stimuli that boost consumer spending prolong high levels of unemployment.

Two drugs can prolong the lives of people with advanced melanoma in what researchers call notable progress.

Austerity in itself does nothing but prolong the problem if not worsen.

Writing a cento may be a kind of extension of the act of reading, a way to prolong the pleasure.

Though they frantically try to create wealth by borrowing and/or printing money, all they do is prolong the agony.

The goal is to aid blood flow, create a counter pulse and prolong exercise time, the company says.

Germany or elsewhere stem from decisions not to prolong life-sustaining treatment for non-viable infants.

Improvements in medical technology now not only extend life, they also prolong dying.

Tariffs will simply prolong the below parity regime, helping no-one, harming both sides.

Nichols in order to seek the death penalty will only prolong the survivors' ordeal.

Netanyahu more than enough cover to prolong the moratorium and keep.

Once the three children have witnessed their visions it is difficult to prolong visual and story suspense.

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World English Dictionary

prolong (prəˈlɒŋ)

—vb
	(tr) to lengthen in duration or space; extend

[C15: from Late Latin prōlongāre to extend, from Latin pro-¹ + longus long]

prolongation

—n

pro'longer

—n

pro'longment

—n

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Word Origin & History

prolong

1412, from O.Fr. prolonguer (13c.), from L.L. prolongare "to prolong, extend," from L. pro- "forth" + longus "long" (adj.) (see long (adj.)).

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