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LENGTH'EN, length'n.

1. To extend in length to make longer to elongate as, to lengthen a line.
2. To draw out or extend in time to protract to continue in duration as, to lengthen life. The days lengthen from December to June.
3. To extend as, to lengthen a discourse or a dissertation.
4. To draw out in pronunciation as, to lengthen a sound or a syllable. This verb is often followed by out, which may be sometimes emphatical, but in general is useless.

What if I please to lengthen out his date?

LENGTH'EN, To grow longer to extend in length. A hempen rope contracts when wet, and lengthens when dry.

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Entry for 'Lengthen'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​l/lengthen.html.
 
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