Prolong
verb (used with object)
1.
to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer:
to prolong one’s stay abroad.
2.
to make longer in spatial extent:
to prolong a line.
verb
1.
(transitive) to lengthen in duration or space; extend
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