lengthening : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lengthening	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for lengthening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lengthening n the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" Synonym(s): prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lengthen \Length"en\ (-'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lengthened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lengthening} (-'n*[icr]ng).] To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out. What if I please to lengthen out his date. --Dryden.