lengthen Copy link Outline 1. expr. by circuml.2. prōdūco, xi, ctum, 3 (chiefly of duration) • lengthen: 1. expr. by circuml.: Iphicrates l.'d the sword, I. gladios longiores fecit, Nep. Iph. 1: so with reddo: v. to make. 2. prōdūco, xi, ctum, 3 (chiefly of duration): to l. life, vitam p., Nep. Att. 21: Cic.: v. to prolong. To l. a syllable, syllabam p., Ov. Pont. 4, 12, 12: Gr.
LENGTHEN Copy link • LENGTHENTo make longer, aliquid longius facere; aliquid producere. To lengthen a syllable, syllabam producere (grammatical). To prolong, producere; prorogare; trahere (☞ not prolongare): to lengthen one’s life, alicui vitam producere.