'Lengthen' definitions:

Definition of 'lengthen'

From: WordNet
verb
Make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" [ant: shorten]
verb
Become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen" [ant: shorten]

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]

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