King James Bible Dictionary

PROLONG', verb transitive [Latin pro and longus. See Long.]

1. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of. Temperate habits tend to prolong life.

2. To lengthen; to draw out in time by delay; to continue.

Th' unhappy queen with talk prolong'd the night.

3. To put off to a distant time.

For I myself am not so well provided

As else I would be, were the day prolong'd.

4. To extend in space or length.

PROLON'GATE, verb transitive To extend or lengthen in space; as, to prolongate a line.

1. To extend in time. [Little used.]

PROLON'GATED, participle passive Extended in space; continued in length.

PROLON'GATING, participle present tense Lengthening in space.

PROLONGA'TION, noun The act of lengthening in time or space; as the prolongation of life.

The prolongation of a line.

1. Extension of time by delay or postponement; as the prolongation of days for payment.

PROLONG'ED, participle passive Lengthened in duration or space.

PROLONG'ER, noun He or that which lengthens in time or space.

PROLONG'ING, participle present tense Extending in time; continuing in length.