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prolong

verb

prəˈlɒŋ

Meaning

To extend the duration of something; to make something last longer.

to make something last longer; to extend in time

A healthy diet helps prolong life expectancy.

The treatment helped to prolong the patient’s life.

prolong the agony

extend, lengthen, sustain, stretch

Entry 1

extend, lengthen, sustain

Entry 2

extend, lengthen, stretch, sustain

shorten, reduce, curtail

Entry 1

shorten, reduce, curtail

Entry 2

shorten, reduce, curtail

prolong life, prolong the meeting, prolong suffering

To prove a statement, argument, or theory to be false or invalid.

to speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings

To make something impure, dirty, or harmful by contact with a poisonous or polluting substance.

to make a liquid muddy or disturbed; to cause agitation or disorder

to smile in a silly, self-conscious, or affected way

To throw something with great force.