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    e·lon·gate
    /əˈlôNGˌɡāt/

    verb

    • 1. make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width: "an artist known for elongating the human figures in his paintings" Similar lengthenstretch outmake longerextendOpposite shorten

    adjective

    • 1. long in relation to width; elongated: "elongate, fishlike creatures"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › elongateElongate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ELONGATE is to extend the length of. How to use elongate in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › elongateELONGATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Elongate definition: to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.. See examples of ELONGATE used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishELONGATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ELONGATE definition: 1. to become or make something become longer, and often thinner: 2. having a shape that is much…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › elongateElongate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you stretch something out, especially when it's longer than it is wide, you can say you elongate it. This word can also apply to non-tangible things: Your principal might elongate the semester if you have too many snow days, and you might elongate your vowels when speaking a foreign language.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › elongateElongate - definition of elongate by The Free Dictionary

    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]

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishelongate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    elongate (something) to become longer; to make something longer synonym lengthen. Hold that stretch as you breathe out, elongating the spine from the base. The acid causes the cells to elongate by increasing the uptake of water.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › elongateElongate Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. Wiktionary. Synonyms: stretch. protract. prolong. lengthen. extend. produce. spin. prolongate. draw out. Antonyms: contract. constrict. shorten. adjective. Lengthened; stretched. Webster's New World.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryELONGATE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "ELONGATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishELONGATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to make or become longer; stretch. adjective. 2. long and narrow; slender. elongate leaves. 3. lengthened or tapered. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELONGATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ELONGATE meaning: 1. to become or make something become longer, and often thinner: 2. having a shape that is much…. Learn more.

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