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Showing words for PROLONGING using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Prolonging
[1] to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
[2] to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line.
[3] (tr) to lengthen in duration or space; extend
Words related to Prolonging
prolongperpetuate, lengthen, delay, continue, protract, stall, stretch, increase, hold, pad
Words nearby Prolonging
prolongprolix, prolocutor, prolog, prologue, prologuize, prolong, prolongate, prolongation, prolonge, prolonge knot, prolonged-action
Origin of Prolonging
1375–1425; late Middle English prolongen < Late Latin prōlongāre to lengthen, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + long(us ) long1 + -ā- theme vowel + -re infinitive ending
Other words from Prolonging
pro·long·a·ble , adjective
pro·long·a·ble·ness , noun
pro·long·a·bly , adverb
pro·long·er , noun
pro·long·ment , noun
un·pro·long·a·ble , adjective
un·pro·longed , adjective
well-pro·longed , adjective
Word origin for Prolonging
C15: from Late Latin prōlongāre to extend, from Latin pro- 1 + longus long
Synonyms for Prolonging
continue, delay, drag out, lengthen, perpetuate, protract, stall, hold, increase, pad, stretch, carry on, drag one's feet, hold up, let it ride, make longer, spin out, stretch out