prolong

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To extend the duration of something; to make something last longer.

• The medication helps prolong the patient's life.
• We don't want to prolong the meeting unnecessarily.
• Heavy traffic prolonged our journey by two hours.
• Advances in cardiac surgery have enabled physicians to prolong the lives of patients with congenital heart defects well into adulthood.
• Diplomatic efforts to prolong the ceasefire allowed humanitarian organizations to deliver essential supplies to conflict-affected regions.
• Refrigeration technology was developed primarily to prolong the shelf life of perishable foods, revolutionizing global trade networks.

Eş anlamlılar: extend, lengthen, continue, protract, draw out, stretch out

Zıt anlamlılar: shorten, abbreviate, curtail, reduce, cut