prolong

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  2. verb lengthen or extend in duration or space

Etymology

Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin.

In classic literature

Synonyms

protract, extend, draw out

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