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length·en

lengthen

 
 
pronunciation:
lengk thn
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part of speech: verb
inflections: lengthens, lengthening, lengthened
definition: If you lengthen something, you make it longer. If something lengthens, it becomes longer.
If the jacket sleeves are too short, the tailor can lengthen them.Did you know that people's noses lengthen as they get older?
synonyms:
extend, stretch
antonyms:
abbreviate, shorten
similar words:
expand, increase
derivation: lengthener (n.)
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