All lengthen synonyms
length·en
L l verb lengthen
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- proceed — to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- dilate — to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- pad — Packet Assembler/Disassembler
- protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- prolongate — to prolong.
- let out — (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- spin out — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- string out — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- extend — Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.
- elongate — Make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width.
- pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- expand — explain
- drag out — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.