elongate
[ ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long- ]
/ ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ- /
verb (used with object), e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing.
to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
verb (used without object), e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing.
to increase in length.
adjective Also e·lon·gat·ed.
extended; lengthened.
long and thin.
Origin of elongate
OTHER WORDS FROM elongate
e·lon·ga·tive [ee-lawng-gey-tiv, ee-long-] /ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪ tɪv, ˈi lɒŋ-/, adjective sub·e·lon·gate, adjective sub·e·lon·gat·ed, adjective un·e·lon·gat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby elongate
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British Dictionary definitions for elongated
elongate
/ (ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt) /
verb
to make or become longer; stretch
adjective
long and narrow; slender
elongate leaves
lengthened or tapered
Word Origin for elongate
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