Lengthen and Reduce

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Lengthen

Lengthen verb - To make longer.
Usage example: I had to lengthen the handle of the paint roller in order to reach the top of the wall
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Reduce is an antonym for lengthen in topics: extend, shorten.
Nearby Words: length, lengthy, lengthening

Reduce

Reduce verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: you'll have to reduce the amount of money you spend on unnecessary purchases if you want to have any money left for retirement
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Antonyms for Reduce
Lengthen is an antonym for reduce in topics: eliminate, decrease.
Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible
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Common collocations

life lengthen life reduce life
range lengthen range reduce range
time lengthen time reduce time
size lengthen size reduce size
Other words: sentence, output, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Shaun the Sheep In some episodes, the edits were so extensive as to completely break the plot, or reduce the length of the episode to a point where other measures were taken to lengthen the episode, for example by running the opening titles at a reduced speed.
    Source: Western Animation / Shaun the Sheep
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