Definition of prolong

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Prolong (a.) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.

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Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain..
Snout :: Snout (n.) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.
Fricative :: Fricative (a.) Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc..
Intone :: Intone (v. i.) To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate..
Keen :: Keen (n.) A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
Continuation :: Continuation (n.) That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.
Intone :: Intone (v. t.) To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service..
Prorogation :: Prorogation (n.) The act of counting in duration; prolongation.
Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
Intonation :: Intonation (n.) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t..
Great :: Great (superl.) Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval..
Langaha :: Langaha (n.) A curious colubriform snake of the genus Xyphorhynchus, from Madagascar. It is brownish red, and its nose is prolonged in the form of a sharp blade..
Howl :: Howl (n.) A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Continuant :: Continuant (a.) Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound..
Morphinism :: Morphinism (n.) A morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use of morphine.
Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate..
Prolong :: Prolong (a.) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days..
Stare :: Stare (v. i.) To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object..
Bawl :: Bawl (n.) A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry..
Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of birds..
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