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prolongate, v. rare.|ˈprəʊlɒŋgeɪt|
[f. ppl. stem of late L. prōlong-āre to prolong: see -ate3: cf. elongate.]
trans. To prolong, lengthen. Hence ˈprolongated ppl. a.; ˈprolongating ppl. a. (in quot., † extending in length).
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. b iv b/1 An Ovale figure, rounde, and somwhat prolongatinge like an Egge. 1821Combe Dr. Syntax, Wife ii. (1869) 282/2 His prolongated nose Should guard his grinning mouth from blows. 1828–32Webster, Prolongate, 1. To extend or lengthen in space; as, to prolongate a line. 2. To extend in time. (Little used.) 1852Ld. Cockburn Jeffrey I. 5 Everything is hushed as death, and every dimply smile prolongated into an expression of the most serious respect. 1868Ch. News 3 June 353/2 We can but be deeply sorry for the Bishop of Capetown's prolongated trials. |