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Lengthen

//ˈlɛŋθən// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make longer, to extend the length of. transitive

    "You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published."

  2. 2
    become long or longer wordnet
  3. 3
    To become longer. intransitive

    "The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set."

  4. 4
    make longer wordnet

Etymology

From length + -en.

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