prolonged
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- 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”Synonyms: drawn-outextendedlengthyprotracted
- 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”Synonyms: elongatedextendedlengthened
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Prolong \Pro*long"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolonged; p. pr. & vb. n. Prolonging.] [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro before, forth + longus long. See Long, a., and cf. Prolongate, Purloin. ] [1913 Webster]
1.To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line. [1913 Webster]
2.To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days. [1913 Webster]
Prolong awhile the traitor's life.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
3.To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak. [1913 Webster]