Thesaurus
:
lengthen
T
hesaurus
lengthen
English
Verb
Sense: to make longer
Synonyms
draw out
elongate
enlengthen
extend
lengthen
produce
prolong
protract
stretch
Antonyms
abbreviate
abridge
amputate
breviate
clip
shorten
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Coordinate terms
enwiden
widen
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Various
extrude
Further reading
“
200. length
” in
Roget's Thesaurus
, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“
lengthen
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.