tr.v. pro·longed, pro·long·ing, pro·longs To lengthen in duration; protract: factors that prolong the drug's effect. [Middle English prolongen, from Old French prolonguer, from Late Latin prōlongāre : Latin prō-, forth; see PRO-1 + Latin longus, long; see del-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pro·longer n. |
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