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▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
▸ verb: (obsolete) Followed by from: to move to or place (something) at a distance from another thing; to remove.
▸ verb: (intransitive)
▸ verb: To become long or longer, for example, by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.
▸ verb: (botany) Of a plant part: to grow long; also, to have a long and slender or tapering form.
▸ verb: (obsolete) Followed by from: to be at a distance, or move away, from a thing; to depart; (specifically, astronomy) of a planet, star, or other astronomical object: to appear to recede from the sun or a fixed point in the celestial sphere.
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stretch,
long,
simple,
linear,
unsubdivided,
lengthen,
elong,
enlengthen,
prolong,
prolongate,
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