elongate

[ ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long- ]
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verb (used with object),e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing.
  1. to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.

verb (used without object),e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing.
  1. to increase in length.

adjectiveAlso e·lon·gat·ed .
  1. extended; lengthened.

  2. long and thin.

Origin of elongate

1
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 longuslong1, longē far off

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, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for elongate

elongate

/ (ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt) /


verb
  1. to make or become longer; stretch

adjective
  1. long and narrow; slender: elongate leaves

  2. lengthened or tapered

Origin of elongate

1
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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