e·lon·gate ( -lông g t , -l ng-)tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates To make or grow longer. adj. or elongated 1. Made longer; extended. 2. Having more length than width; slender. [Late Latin  longre, longt-; see eloign.] |
elongate [eel-long-gate]
Verb
[-gating, -gated] to make or become longer [Latin e- away + longe (adverb) far]
elongation n
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| Verb | 1. | elongate - make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" |
| Adj. | 1. | elongate - (of a leaf shape) long and narrow unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions |
| 2. | elongate - having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame" long - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long" |
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