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What is the verb for length?

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lengthen
  1. (transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.
  2. (intransitive) To become longer.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. extend, expand, enlarge, widen, stretch, distend, broaden, elongate, grow, stretch out, make longer, pull out, let out, swell, fatten, dilate, inflate, balloon, thicken, augment, increase, fill out, heighten, spread, increase in size, mushroom, amplify, bulge, bloat, tumefy, intumesce, prolong, protract, get bigger, puff up, blow up, puff out, make bigger, become wider, snowball, open, bulk, get larger, pad, build up, spread out, make larger, become larger, become bigger, make wider … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The socks wear well and look good, even if you grow faster than your mom can lengthen your pants.”
      “Beyond a point, more resources will actually lengthen the time it takes to complete a project.”
      “The caretakers would painstakingly lengthen the mural across the gallery's wall.”
lengthening
  1. present participle of lengthen
  2. Synonyms:
      3. extending, expanding, enlarging, widening, stretching, distending, broadening, elongating, growing, stretching out, making longer, pulling out, letting out, swelling, inflating, fattening, dilating, drawing out, protracting, ballooning, thickening, augmenting, drawing, prolonging, increasing, filling out, heightening, spreading, increasing in size, pulling, mushrooming, amplifying, bulging, bloating, prolongating, tumefying, intumescing, getting bigger, straining, puffing up, blowing up, puffing out, making bigger, spreading out, becoming wider, outstretching, snowballing, opening, bulking, getting larger … more
length
  1. (obsolete) To lengthen.
lengthens
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lengthen
  2. Synonyms:
      3. extends, expands, enlarges, widens, stretches, distends, broadens, elongates, grows, stretches out, makes longer, pulls out, lets out, swells, inflates, fattens, dilates, draws out, protracts, balloons, thickens, augments, draws, prolongs, increases, fills out, heightens, spreads, increases in size, pulls, mushrooms, amplifies, bulges, bloats, prolongates, tumefies, intumesces, gets bigger, strains, puffs up, blows up, puffs out, makes bigger, spreads out, becomes wider, outstretches, snowballs, opens, bulks, gets larger … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The road itself lengthens when the pavers put down new asphalt at its terminus.”
      “In-flight medical emergencies are likely to increase as air travel continues to expand and life expectancy lengthens.”
      “During this operation, the surgeon essentially lengthens the frenulum to allow greater freedom of movement.”
lengtheneth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lengthen
lengthenest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of lengthen
lengthened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of lengthen
  2. Synonyms:
      3. increased, raised, enlarged, improved, incremented, boosted, enhanced, furthered, expanded, extended, proliferated, advanced, amplified, elevated, heightened, maximized, optimized, augmented, developed, enriched, inflated, progressed, strengthened, consolidated, magnified, multiplied, compounded, doubled, escalated, aggrandized, ameliorated, bettered, broadened, built, grew, lifted, reinforced, upped, accelerated, added to, amassed, beefed up, built up, bumped up, cranked up, deepened, hiked up, inflamed, jacked up, reenforced … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Second, the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 lengthened the recovery period for realty from 15 to 18 years.”
      “His strides lengthened and he picked up his pace, as if eager to reach our destination.”
      “Her photo had been so airbrushed, with two ribs removed and legs lengthened, she didn't recognise herself.”
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