'Prolonged' definitions:

Definition of 'prolonged'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted]
adjective
Drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" [syn: elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged]

Definition of 'Prolonged'

From: GCIDE
  • Prolong \Pro*long"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolonged; p. pr. & vb. n. Prolonging.] [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro before, forth + longus long. See Long, a., and cf. Prolongate, Purloin. ] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days. [1913 Webster]
  • Prolong awhile the traitor's life. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak. [1913 Webster]