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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The previous Galaxy Fold models are typical phone-shaped rectangles when closed, and Samsung is continuing the same elongated look with its new Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
So if you want a window moved or the bathroom expanded or the roof over the porch elongated, that change order would cost you about $2,000, on average.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Kelce popped the question with an elongated old mine cut cushion set within an engraved gold band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Those observations suggested it was an elongated object completing one rotation every 10.5 Earth days.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
There’s more hair along the things elongated neck, and its hoofed feet make a hollow clip-clopping sound in the packed dirt as it walks down the road toward us.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
