elongate
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e·lon·gate
(ĭ-lông′gāt′, ĭ-lŏng′-)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 ēlongāre, ēlongāt-; see eloign.]
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elongate
(ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt)vb
to make or become longer; stretch
adj
1. long and narrow; slender: elongate leaves.
2. lengthened or tapered
[C16: from Late Latin ēlongāre to keep at a distance, from ē- away + Latin longē (adv) far, but also later: to lengthen, as if from ē- + Latin longus (adj) long]
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e•lon•gate
(ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ-)v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to lengthen or extend.
v.i. 2. to increase in length.
adj. 3. extended; lengthened.
4. long and thin.
Also, e•lon′gat•ed.[1530–40; < Late Latin ēlongātus, past participle of ēlongāre to make longer, make distant, remove]
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elongate
Past participle: elongated
Gerund: elongating
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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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elongate
verb lengthen, extend, stretch (out), make longer Plunge necklines and high heels help to elongate the body.
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elongate
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