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To make or become physically longer (or larger)
“The socks wear well and look good, even if you grow faster than your mom can lengthen your pants.”
To extend or make longer in duration
“Beyond a point, more resources will actually lengthen the time it takes to complete a project.”
(of a material) To spread or open out
“The caretakers would painstakingly lengthen the mural across the gallery's wall.”
To postpone or assign to a later time or date
To extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something
To increase in quantity, size, or degree
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