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Definition of Lengthens
1. lengthen [v] - See also: lengthen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lengthens
Literary usage of Lengthens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern French Legal Philosophy by Alfred Fouillée, Alfred Jules Emile Fouillee (1916)
"1: LIFE IN COMMUNITY lengthens ITSELF AND LESSENS SUFFERING. The human ego has
for its support an organized living being. What is life, what is organic ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1889)
"Different from the latter, however, by injection they may pass downwards, because
the filling of the transverse colon lengthens it, and thus causes a ..."
3. Farm Drainage: The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with by Henry Flagg French (1859)
"lengthens the Season. —Prevents Freezing out.—Dispenses with Open Ditches.—Saves
25 per cent. of Labor.—Promotes absorption of Fertilizing Substances from ..."
4. The Sunny Side of the Street by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1905)
"—National Types of Humor.—Some Queer Substitutes for the Real Article.—Humor is
Sometimes " Knocked Out," Yet Mirth is Medicine and Laughter lengthens Life. ..."
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