'Lengthen' definitions:
Definition of 'lengthen'
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Definition of 'Lengthen'
From: GCIDE
- Lengthen \Length"en\, v. i. To become longer. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lengthen'
From: GCIDE
- Lengthen \Length"en\ (-'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lengthened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lengthening (-'n*[i^]ng).] To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out. [1913 Webster]
- What if I please to lengthen out his date. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lengthen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- add to,
- aggrandize,
- amplify,
- augment,
- boost,
- broaden,
- build,
- build up,
- continue,
- dawdle,
- drag out,
- draw,
- draw out,
- dwell on,
- elongate,
- enlarge,
- exalt,
- expand,
- extend,
- fatten,
- fill out,
- hike,
- hike up,
- hold,
- increase,
- inflate,
- jack up,
- jump up,
- keep,
- keep alive,
- keep going,
- keep up,
- lengthen out,
- let out,
- linger on,
- maintain,
- maximize,
- parlay,
- perpetuate,
- preserve,
- procrastinate,
- produce,
- prolong,
- prolongate,
- protract,
- pull,
- put up,
- pyramid,
- raise,
- retain,
- spin out,
- strain,
- stretch,
- stretch out,
- string out,
- sustain,
- tauten,
- temporize,
- tense,
- thicken,
- tighten,
- up