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elongate

American  
[ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-] / ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ- /

verb (used with object)

elongated, elongating

  1. to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.

verb (used without object)

elongated, elongating

  1. to increase in length.

adjective

  1. extended; lengthened.

  2. long and thin.

elongate British  
/ ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt /

verb

  1. to make or become longer; stretch

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adjective

  1. long and narrow; slender

    elongate leaves

  2. lengthened or tapered

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Other Word Forms

  • elongative adjective
  • subelongate adjective
  • subelongated adjective
  • unelongated adjective

Etymology

Origin of elongate

1530–40; < Late Latin ēlongātus lengthened out, past participle of ēlongāre to make longer, make distant, remove, equivalent to Latin ē- e- 1 + -longāre, derivative of longus long 1, longē far off

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