I don't want to prolong this definition, so I'll keep it short. To prolong is to make something last longer or to stretch it out in time.
To extend in space or length;
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"
Verb
lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
a.
To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
a.
To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw
out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
a.
To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
Prolong
Prolong awhile the traitor's life.
The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.3.
To extend in space or length;
Usage Examples
The chief role of the universities is to prolong adolescence into middle age, at which point early retirement ensures that we lack the means or the will to enforce significant change.
Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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Other Usage ExamplesMost of the debate over the cultures of death and life is about process. The debate focuses on the technology available to determine how we prolong life and how and when we end it.
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
I could have probably raised them in L.A. and they would have been great and had so many things at their fingertips and been exposed to so many things. But we travel a lot, so I don't think that moving out of town is sheltering the girls at all. Maybe protecting them a little bit more, trying to prolong their youth.
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