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   prolong

   /prəˈlɒŋ/

   verb

   • 1. extend the duration of: "an idea which prolonged the life of the engine by many years"
   • ▪ extend in spatial length: "the line of his lips was prolonged in a short red scar"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French prolonguer, from late Latin prolongare, from pro- ‘forward, onward’ + longus ‘long’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prolonger noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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