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lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" |
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shorten become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
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increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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draw out,
extend,
prolong,
protract cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
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elongate,
stretch make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
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lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen" |
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shorten become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
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grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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