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What does lengthen mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word lengthen? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.
  2. (intransitive) To become longer.
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Spring is here too, traditionally the time when house owners look to spruce up their homes as the days lengthen and the light improves.
Exercise has been observed to reduce sleep latency and lengthen time spent asleep.
The underworked muscles become lax and will lengthen, and the overworked ones shorten and will become tight.
Boys become fitter and stronger, the shoulders enlarge and the legs lengthen.
His beautiful artistic hands began to lengthen, his claws replacing his nails.
As the afternoon shadows lengthen, the gradient starts to ease and our progress becomes more assured.

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