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prolong
Overview of verb prolong
The verb prolong has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) prolong, protract, extend, draw out -- (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight")
2. prolong, sustain, keep up -- (lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work")
Grep of noun prolong
prolongation
prolonge
prolonge knot
prolonged interrogation
Antonyms of verb prolong
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb prolong
2 senses of prolong
Sense 1
prolong, protract, extend, draw out
=> lengthen
=> increase
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
prolong, sustain, keep up
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> keep, maintain, hold
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prolong
2 senses of prolong
Sense 1
prolong, protract, extend, draw out
=> extend
=> temporize, temporise
=> spin, spin out
Sense 2
prolong, sustain, keep up
=> retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb prolong
2 senses of prolong
Sense 1
prolong, protract, extend, draw out
=> lengthen
Sense 2
prolong, sustain, keep up
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
'Cause To' of verb prolong
Derived Forms of verb prolong
2 senses of prolong
Sense 1
prolong, protract, extend, draw out
RELATED TO>(noun) prolongation#3
=> lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction
RELATED TO>(noun) prolongation#2
=> extension, lengthiness, prolongation
RELATED TO>(noun) prolongation#1
=> prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening
Sense 2
prolong, sustain, keep up
RELATED TO>(noun) prolongation#3
=> lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction
RELATED TO>(noun) prolongation#1
=> prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening
Domain of verb prolong
Domain Terms of verb prolong
Familiarity of verb prolong
prolong used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb prolong
2 senses of prolong
Sense 1
prolong, protract, extend, draw out
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
prolong, sustain, keep up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb prolong
2 senses of prolong
Sense 1
prolong, protract, extend, draw out
> lengthen
=> prolong, protract, extend, draw out
=> elongate, stretch
Sense 2
prolong, sustain, keep up
> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> resume, restart, re-start
=> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> perpetuate
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
=> mummify
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb prolong
Sense 1
prolong, protract, extend, draw out
=> lengthen
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Sense 2
prolong, sustain, keep up
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
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Grep of verb prolong
prolong
Grep of adj prolong
prolonged
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