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enlengthen

verb
/ɛnˈlɛŋθə̆n/UK

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *langiþō✻
  2. inherited from *langiþu✻
  3. inherited from lengþ
  4. inherited from lengthe
  5. suffixed as lengthen — “length + en”
  6. prefixed as enlengthen — “en + lengthen”

Definitions

  1. To lengthen

    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 […]

The neighborhood

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