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 
  -------------- 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lengthened 
 
  The  adj  lengthened  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  elongated,  extended,  lengthened,  prolonged  --  (drawn  out  or  made  longer  spatially;  "Picasso's  elongated  Don  Quixote";  "lengthened  skirts  are  fashionable  this  year";  "the  extended  airport  runways  can  accommodate  larger  planes";  "a  prolonged  black  line  across  the  page") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lengthened 
 
  1  sense  of  lengthened 
 
  Sense  1 
  elongated,  extended,  lengthened,  prolonged 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  long)  ->  short 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lengthened 
 
  1  sense  of  lengthened 
 
  Sense  1 
  elongated,  extended,  lengthened,  prolonged 
  =>  long  (vs.  short) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lengthened 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lengthened 
 
  lengthened  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lengthened 
  lengthened 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lengthened 
 
  The  adj  lengthened  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  elongated,  extended,  lengthened,  prolonged  --  (drawn  out  or  made  longer  spatially;  "Picasso's  elongated  Don  Quixote";  "lengthened  skirts  are  fashionable  this  year";  "the  extended  airport  runways  can  accommodate  larger  planes";  "a  prolonged  black  line  across  the  page") 

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