Meaning of LENGTHEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'lengkthun
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- [v] become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
- [v] make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"
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| | See Also: | | draw out, elongate, extend, grow, increase, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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