Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To prolong.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To prolong; lengthen.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb rare To prolong; to extend in space or in time.

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  • verb To prolong or lengthen

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Examples

  • And she enclosed a snapshot of herself in one of these here war bride outfits and she looks so good in it that I bet she goes to church every Sunday and asks god to prolongate the war.

    The Real Dope Ring Lardner 1909

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