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length·en
 lengthen
- pronunciation:
- lengk
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
lengthened, lengthening, lengthens |
| definition: |
to make or become longer.
If the sleeves are too short, we can lengthen them.They lengthened the school year by one week.Our noses lengthen as we age.- synonyms:
- elongate, extend, prolong, protract, stretch
- antonyms:
- abbreviate, abridge, condense, curtail, shorten, truncate
- similar words:
- draw out, enlarge, expand, increase
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| related words: |
aggrandize, amplify, augment, drag, prolong, protract, spin, stretch |
| derivation: |
lengthener (n.) |
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