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prolong

verb
/pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/UK/pɹoʊˈlɔŋ/US/pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/

Etymology

Either a back-formation from prolongation, or from Old French prolonguer or porloignier, from Latin prōlongō, from prō + longō. Doublet of purloin.

  1. derived from prōlongō
  2. derived from prolonguer

Definitions

  1. To extend in space or length.

  2. To lengthen in time

    To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of.

    • Complaining prolongs one’s pain.
    • The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”

  3. To put off to a distant time

    To put off to a distant time; to postpone.

    • The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To become longer

      To become longer; lengthen.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at prolong. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at prolong. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at prolong

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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