prolong

prolong is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
2. adjective. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
3. adjective. To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
4. verb. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

   "We prolonged our stay"

   "She extended her visit by another day"

   Synonyms: extend, protract

5. verb. lengthen or extend in duration or space

   "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"

   "prolong the treatment of the patient"

   Synonyms: sustain

Synonyms

extend, protract, sustain

Common word forms

prolongs, prolonged, prolonger, prolonges, prolonging, prolongable, prolongment

Words from these letters

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