PROLONG', verb transitive [Latin pro and longus. See Long.] 1. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of. Temperate habits tend to prolong life. 2. To lengthen; to draw out in time by delay; to continue. Th' unhappy queen with talk prolong'd the night. 3. To put off to a distant time. For I myself am not so well provided As else I would be, were the day prolong'd. 4. To extend in space or length.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI