lengthen
[ lengk-thuhn, leng-, len- ]
/ ˈlɛŋk θən, ˈlɛŋ-, ˈlɛn- /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
SYNONYMS FOR lengthen
1
elongate, draw out.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM lengthen
length·en·er, noun out·length·en, verb (used with object) un·length·ened, adjectiveWords nearby lengthen
lenexa,
lenglen,
length,
length between perpendiculars,
length over all,
lengthen,
lengthman,
lengthways,
lengthwise,
lengthy,
lengua
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British Dictionary definitions for lengthen
lengthen
/ (ˈlɛŋkθən, ˈlɛŋθən) /
verb
to make or become longer