"lengthen" meaning in All languages combined

See lengthen on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɛŋ(k)θən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lengthen.wav [UK] Forms: lengthen [canonical], lengthens [third-person, singular], lengthened [past], lengthened [past, participle], lengthening [present, participle]
Etymology: length + -en Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|length|en}} length + -en Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you lengthen something, you make it longer in length or duration.
    Sense id: simple-lengthen-en-verb-9hVYVH~5
  2. If something lengthens, it becomes longer in length or duration.
    Sense id: simple-lengthen-en-verb-wsYyZydi Categories (other): Verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -en
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