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lengthen |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lengthen \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lengthen \Length"en\, v. i. To become longer. --Locke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lengthen v 1: make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" [ant: {shorten}] 2: become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen" [ant: {shorten}]
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