Prolong
31prolong — verb Syn: lengthen, extend, drag out, draw out, protract, spin out, carry on, continue, keep up, perpetuate Ant: shorten …
32prolong — [prəˈlɒŋ] verb [T] to make something last longer Ant: curtail …
33prolong — • prolongation, prolonged …
34prolong — Ho olō ihi, ho oloa. Also: ho ōeoe, kō, kōloa, ho okauwō (as vowels or sounds); nā ū (breathing); ho oli uli u, aeae, ho oniau …
35prolong — v.tr. 1 extend (an action, condition, etc.) in time or space. 2 lengthen the pronunciation of (a syllable etc.). 3 (as prolonged adj.) lengthy, esp. tediously so. Derivatives: prolongation n. prolongedly adv. prolonger n. Etymology: ME f. OF… …
36prolong the agony — to make an unpleasant feeling last longer, especially by making someone wait There s no point in prolonging the agony – just tell her …
37Prolonged — 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;… …
38Prolonging — 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;… …
39drag something out — PROLONG, protract, draw out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen, carry on, keep going, continue. → drag * * * extract information from someone against their will the truth was being dragged out of us * * * ˌdrag sthˈout derived to make sth… …
40extend indefinitely — prolong for an unspecified length time …