elongate
verb (used with object)
to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
elongated
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past participleof elongate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof elongate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
elongateverb (used with object)to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
Example Sentences
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Sunrise-III detected numerous thin, elongated magnetic structures woven into a larger network of magnetic fields above a quiet region of the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Arnold was a 9-year-old boy with an elongated ovoid head who enjoyed listening to jazz fusion under the skylight of his attic bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Engineers also aimed to give car fanatics all the things they love in a gas-powered vehicle, providing a simulated engine sound and an elongated hood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The animal measured only about 60 centimeters in length, yet it had an unusually elongated neck and tail.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
The elongated shape and the seven ridges on the turtle’s back perfectly mimicked the pattern on the shape in the map.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
