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What does lengthen mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word lengthen? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.
  2. (intransitive) To become longer.
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Skirts are observed to shorten in boom times and lengthen during recessions.
A Basque waistline, or any drop-waist style that angles downward, will lengthen a short torso.
His beautiful artistic hands began to lengthen, his claws replacing his nails.
As the afternoon shadows lengthen, the gradient starts to ease and our progress becomes more assured.
The underworked muscles become lax and will lengthen, and the overworked ones shorten and will become tight.
We are going to lengthen these two holes by adding new tees and repositioning the bunkers.

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