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verb
To lengthen: to render or become longer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: elongate, draw out, enlengthen, extend, lengthen, produce, prolong, protract, stretch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enlarge, embiggen
History
From en- + lengthen; see en- (“intensifying prefix”).
