About The Word Lengthen
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Lengthen
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What's The Definition Of Lengthen?
[v] become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
[v] make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" Synonyms | Synonyms for Lengthen: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lengthen: add to | aggrandize | amplify | augment | boost | broaden | build | build up | continue | dawdle | drag out | draw | draw out | dwell on | elongate | enlarge | exalt | expand | extend | fatten | fill out | hike | hike up | hold | increase | inflate | jack up | jump up | keep | keep alive | keep going | keep up | lengthen out | let out | linger on | maintain | maximize | parlay | perpetuate | preserve | procrastinate | produce | prolong | prolongate | protract | pull | put up | pyramid | raise | retain | spin out | strain | stretch | stretch out | string out | sustain | tauten | temporize | tense | thicken | tighten | up See Also | draw out | elongate | extend | grow | increase | lengthen | prolong | protract | stretch Lengthen In Webster's Dictionary \Length"en\ (-'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lengthened}
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lengthening} (-'n*[i^]ng).]
To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration;
as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; --
sometimes followed by out.
What if I please to lengthen out his date. --Dryden.
\Length"en\, v. i. To become longer. --Locke. |
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