prolong.
To extend in space or length.
Meaning & usage
To extend in space or length.
To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of.
Complaining prolongs one’s pain.
To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.
To become longer; lengthen.
Where this word comes from
Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin.
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