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lengthen
verb
-
lengthen
,
lengthening
,
lengthens
,
lengthened
to
make
something
longer
or
become
longer
.
•
The
tailor
lengthened
the
trouser
legs
for
his
tall
client
.
The
tailor
lengthened
the
trouser
legs
for
his
tall
client
.
•
Days
begin
to
lengthen
in
early
spring
.
Days
begin
to
lengthen
in
early
spring
.
From
Middle
English
*lengenen
,
from
Old
English
*lengan
(“
to
make
long
,
lengthen
”),
from
Proto-West
Germanic
*langjan
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*langōną
(“
to
make
long
,
lengthen
”).
Equivalent
to
length
+
-en
.
