enlengthens

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:

   elongate, draw out, extend, lengthen, produce, prolong, protract, stretch