nnoun.actthe act of prolonging somethingSynset:perpetuation prolongation protraction
Examples:- there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
Derivationally Related Form:perpetuateprolongprotract
Hypernyms:continuance continuation
Inherited Hypernyms:prolongationcontinuanceactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changemake longerExamples:- Lengthen this skirt, please
Antonyms:shorten
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:lengthenincreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:draw outelongateextendprolongprotractstretch
Causes:lengthen
Full Troponyms:elongateextendprolongspintemporizetree
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the cape (apply to: lengthen)
vverb.changebecome long or longerExamples:- In Spring, the days lengthen
Antonyms:shorten
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:lengthengrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s