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lengthen

[ lengk-thuhn, leng-, len- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make longer; make greater in length.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to become greater in length; grow long or longer.

lengthen

/ ˈlɛŋθən; ˈlɛŋkθən /

verb

  1. to make or become longer
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô±ð²Ô²µ³Ù³ó±ð²Ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô±ð²Ô²µ³Ù³óIJÔ·±ð°ù noun
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùl±ð²Ô²µ³Ù³óî€½Ä²Ô verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô±ð²Ô²µ³Ù³óIJԱð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lengthen1

First recorded in 1490–1500; length + -en 1
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Synonym Study

Lengthen, extend, stretch, prolong, protract agree in the idea of making longer. To lengthen is to make longer, either in a material or an immaterial sense: to lengthen a dress. To extend is to lengthen beyond some original point or so as to reach a certain point: to extend a railway line by a hundred miles. To stretch is primarily to lengthen by drawing or tension: to stretch a rubber band. Both prolong and protract mean especially to lengthen in time, and therefore apply to intangibles. To prolong is to continue beyond the desired, estimated, or allotted time: to prolong an interview. To protract is to draw out to undue length or to be slow in coming to a conclusion: to protract a discussion.
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The change has lengthened the one-way commute for some from perhaps 40 minutes to two hours, sometimes more.

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Mr Gauke told the BBC that the last 30 years have seen "something of a bidding war between political parties as to who is prepared to lengthen sentences the most".

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The passage of Proposition 36 — a sweeping overhaul of Proposition 47 — has been projected to lengthen prison sentences, and, consequentially, money for programs the older measure created is expected to dwindle.

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Some point to recent government administrations’ disinvestment from mental health services for Dutch youth: Touwen told Undark that services have markedly declined as a result and waitlists for treatment have lengthened.

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“There is some evidence that summer dry periods in the western U.S. are liable to lengthen, resulting in longer fire seasons,†Bond said.

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