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prolonged |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. ] 1. To extend in space or length; as to prolong a line 2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of to draw out to continue; as to prolong one's days. Prolong awhile the traitor's life. --Shak. The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night. --Dryden. 3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prolonged adj 1: 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" [syn: {drawn-out}, {extended}, {lengthy}, {protracted}] 2: 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" [syn: {elongated}, {extended}, {lengthened}] 3: of illness; developing slowly or of long duration
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