To prolong something is to make it last longer than normal. Sometimes people prolong a fight or argument by refusing to stop.
He tried to prolong the argument by refusing to listen.
The party was prolonging the party by playing music all night.
verb
lengthen or extend in duration or space
Synonyms:
verb
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Synonyms:
1
It was the prolongation of the Great Depression.
2
Shooting of the film was prolonged.
3
The ovations were prolonged.
4
This is due to prolongation of the interval.
5
Monetary tightening may prolong.
6
The initial success of the play was not prolonged.
7
The jet prolongation of is the map defined by.
8
The prolongation of a occupation does not legitimise it.
9
The result was the infinite prolongation of the sound.
10
The road was prolonged to Larache in 1996.