- prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening - the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
--1 is a kind of continuance, continuation
- lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"
--1 is one way to increase
Antonyms: shorten
Sample sentence:
They lengthen the cape
- lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"
--2 is one way to grow
Antonyms: shorten
Sample sentence:
Something ----s