 lengthen |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make longer | |
| Examples: | "Lengthen this skirt, please" |
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| Related terms: | shorten increase elongate prolong | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become long or longer | |
| Examples: | "In Spring, the days lengthen" |
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| Related terms: | shorten grow | |
| Similar spelling: |
lengthened length lengthening lengthy lengthwise lengthiness lengthily lengthways |
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