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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Most anyone born in the 20th century would take one look at her plush retro alarm clock radio and instinctively feel the urge to whack its elongated vinyl “snooze” button.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
It was a third loss in four games played inside 10 days as part of the newly elongated international break.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
And AI is forcing us all to ponder: What are we supposed to do with our elongated lives if technology wipes out the jobs that once gave us purpose?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
As a result, the resonance acts like an escape route from the main asteroid belt, pushing objects into elongated orbits that cross the paths of planets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
We’ve finished the Mediaeval period, with its reliquaries and elongated saints, and are speeding through the Renaissance, hitting the high points.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
