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All lengthen synonyms

length·en
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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.
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