enlengthen

Meanings

verbenlengthen (third-person singular simple present enlengthens, present participle enlengthening, simple past and past participle enlengthened)

present singular third person enlengthens · participle present enlengthening · participle past enlengthened · past enlengthened

ambitransitiveTo lengthen: to render or become longer.
However, recent trends in mortality and changes in social attitudes tend to depress the proportion of widows, enlengthen the exposure period […]
1971, Arun Mukhopadhyay et al, Agricultural Extension: A Field Study, page 6
Synonyms: elongate, draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, produce, prolong, protract

verbTo lengthen: to render or become longer.

Also see

From en- + lengthen; see en- (“intensifying prefix”).

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