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What does prolong mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To extend in space or length.
  2. (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of
  3. (transitive) To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
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The alkaloid also acts on the myocardium to depress conduction and irritability, as well as to prolong the myocardial refractory period.
Surgery is not the buzz kill it once was, and corrective operations and medicine can prolong careers.
Repeat-bloom irises and daylilies are available and will prolong June into fall.
More consumers are considering injectables to prolong or avoid facelifts, forehead lifts and eyelid surgeries.
Black can prolong the game by checking white's king, but there seems to be no hope of drawing by perpetual check.
Some evidence indicates that in chronic myeloid leukaemia, bone marrow transplantation can prolong life if performed during its chronic phase.

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