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enlengthen

UK/ɛnˈlɛŋθə̆n/

enlengthen verb: to lengthen: to render or become longer.

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To 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 of enlengthen

Forms of enlengthen

third-person singular presentenlengthens
present participleenlengthening
past participleenlengthened
pastenlengthened

Origin of enlengthen

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

Questions about enlengthen

What does enlengthen mean?
Enlengthen means to lengthen: to render or become longer.
What part of speech is enlengthen?
Enlengthen is a verb.
How do you pronounce enlengthen?
Enlengthen is pronounced /ɛnˈlɛŋθə̆n/ (UK).
What is the past tense of enlengthen?
The past tense of enlengthen is enlengthened.

Words near enlengthen in the dictionary

  1. enlay
  2. enlaying
  3. enlays
  4. enleague
  5. enleagues
  6. enlengthen
  7. enlengthened
  8. enlengthening
  9. enlengthens
  10. enlessen
  11. enlessened

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