prolong
verbTo make something last longer.
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Clear all filtersTo make something last longer.
Easily noticed, important, or well known in a particular setting.
Important or well known
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Likely to experience something or behave in a particular way.
A natural or habitual tendency to behave in a certain way.
To win favor or reduce anger by a conciliatory act.
Favorable to the success of an undertaking.
Corresponding appropriately in size, amount, or degree to something else.
Corresponding in degree
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Owned by a particular person or organization, often with restricted rights of use.
Behavior that meets accepted standards of appropriateness.
Ordinary, practical, or lacking imagination and excitement.
To forbid or officially condemn.
Lasting longer than expected or desirable.
Showing careful preparation for future needs.
Narrow in outlook or limited by local experience and assumptions.
Temporary or conditional, pending further information or confirmation.
An action or statement that stimulates anger or a response.
Exceptional skill or ability in a particular activity.
A person authorized to act for another, or a substitute representing something else.
A person authorized to act for another, or a substitute representing something else
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Showing sensible care and attention to possible consequences.
One word family: also includes prudence.
Guided by cautious, practical judgment about consequences or interests.
Eager or inclined to quarrel or fight.
Very attentive to details of conduct, rules, or formalities.
A person who offers expert or authoritative opinions on a subject.
Having a sharply strong smell or taste; figuratively, sharply effective.
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