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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prolong/prəˈlɒŋ/

▶verb

1 extend the duration of.

2 technical extend in spatial length.

– derivatives
prolongation noun,
prolonger noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. prolonguer, from late L. prolongare, from pro- ‘forward, onward’ + longus ‘long’.

'prolong' also found in these Oxford entries:

draw - elixir - extension - linger - perseverate - prolate - prorogue - protract - resonant - string

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