Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lengthen 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  lengthen 
 
  Sense  1 
  lengthen 
  =>  prolong,  protract,  extend,  draw  out 
  =>  elongate,  stretch 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lengthen 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  lengthen 
 
  Sense  1 
  lengthen 
  =>  prolong,  protract,  extend,  draw  out 
  =>  extend 
  =>  temporize,  temporise 
  =>  spin,  spin  out 
  =>  elongate,  stretch 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lengthen 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lengthen 
 
  2  senses  of  lengthen 
 
  Sense  1 
  lengthen 
  =>  increase 
 
  Sense  2 
  lengthen 
  =>  grow 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lengthen 
 
  lengthen  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lengthen 
 
  Sense  1 
  lengthen 
  =>  increase 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  lengthen 
  =>  grow 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lengthen 
  lengthening 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lengthen 
 
  The  verb  lengthen  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  lengthen  --  (make  longer;  "Lengthen  this  skirt,  please") 
  2.  lengthen  --  (become  long  or  longer;  "In  Spring,  the  days  lengthen") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lengthen 
  lengthened 
  lengthening 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lengthen 
 
  The  verb  lengthen  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  lengthen  --  (make  longer;  "Lengthen  this  skirt,  please") 
  2.  lengthen  --  (become  long  or  longer;  "In  Spring,  the  days  lengthen") 

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