Length·en v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lengthened p. pr. & vb. n. Lengthening ] 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.
lengthened
adj : drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don
Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this
year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate
larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the
page" [syn: elongated, extended, prolonged]