Lengthen

(lĕngth'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. LENGTH-ENED; p. pr. & vb. n. LENGTHENING.] [A-S. lengcan, lengian, langian. See supra.] 1. To extend in length; to make longer; to elongate; as, to lengthen a line. 2. To extend in time; to continue in duration; to protract; as, to lengthen life. What if I please to lengthen out his date? Dryden. 3. To occupy time with; to expand; as, to lengthen a discourse or a dissertation. 4. To draw out in pronunciation; as, to lengthen a sound or a syllable;—often followed by out.