lengthen
verb (used with object)
to make longer; make greater in length.
lengthener
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a word derived from
lengthen.
Example Sentences
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This daughter of the sky was the "lengthener of life, the love of all, the giver of food, riches, blessings."
From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Alexander F. Chamberlain
