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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.

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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. i. To become longer.
  3. v. make longer
  4. v. become long or longer
  5. 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. What if I please to lengthen out his date. Dryden. To become longer. Locke.
  6. To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as,to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followedby out.What if I please to lengthen out his date. Dryden.
  7. v:100 v. make longer v. become long or longer