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English verb: lengthen | |||
| 1. | lengthen (change) make longer | ||
| Samples | Lengthen this skirt, please. | ||
| Examples | They lengthen the cape | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | draw out, elongate, extend, prolong, protract, stretch | ||
| Cause | lengthen | ||
| Antonyms | shorten | ||
| 2. | lengthen (change) become long or longer | ||
| Samples | In Spring, the days lengthen. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
| Antonyms | shorten | ||
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