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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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
Now Nasa is working around that problem using the X-59's elongated snout to flatten supersonic booms into tolerable bumps in the background.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Some viewers were fascinated with Argentine sports commentator Andrés Cantor’s elongated “¡gooool!” cheer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
One of the flower-adorned microraptors took that moment to let out an elongated fart, which sent the crowd into an explosion of laughter.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
