Associations to the word «Prolong»

Wiktionary

PROLONG, verb. (transitive) To extend in space or length.
PROLONG, verb. (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue.
PROLONG, verb. (transitive) To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.

Dictionary definition

PROLONG, 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".
PROLONG, verb. Lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats