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Definition of prolongably - 1 dictionary result

pro⋅long

  [pruh-lawng, -long]
Use prolongably in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
2. to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME prolongen < LL prōlongāre to lengthen, equiv. to prō- pro- 1 + long(us) long 1 + -ā- theme vowel + -re inf. 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

Synonyms:
1. See lengthen.

Antonyms:
1. abbreviate.
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