compensatorily lengthen en · VERB
Etymology
Back-formation from compensatory lengthening.
Meanings
- (transitive) To lengthen (a vowel) upon dropping the consonant that had followed it; to cause to undergo compensatory lengthening.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| compensatorily lengthens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| compensatorily lengthened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| compensatorily lengthened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| compensatorily lengthening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |