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length·en  (lngkthn, lng-, ln-)

tr. & intr.v. length·ened, length·en·ing, length·ens

To make or become longer.

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lengthen·er n.

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lengthen

Verb

to make or become longer

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" prolong, protract, draw out, extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" elongate, stretch - make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" shorten - make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
	2.	lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" shorten - become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"

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lengthen

verb 1. extend, continue, increase, stretch, expand, elongate, make longer << OPPOSITE shorten

verb 2. protract, extend, prolong, draw out, spin out, make longer << OPPOSITE cut down

Translations

lengthen [ˈlɛŋθn] vt → alargar

vi → alargarse

lengthen [ˈlɛŋθn] length vt → allonger, prolonger

vi → s'allonger

lengthen [ˈlɛŋθn] length vt → verlängern

vi → länger werden

lengthen [ˈlɛŋθən] vt → allungare, prolungare

vi → allungarsi