prolong
verb (used with object)
to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer.
prolongment
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a word derived from
prolong.
Example Sentences
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The look the two men exchanged appeared to her a prolongment of their earnest interrogation in the picture gallery; but this time it struck her that both carried it off less well.
From The Coast of Chance by Clarence F. Underwood
