elongate
verb (used with object)
to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
have elongated
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present perfectof elongate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They have elongated bodies with rows of bristled parapodia on their sides and a hidden set of pincer-shaped jaws that can be extruded for feeding.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
The sharks are bottom feeders and have elongated catlike eyes.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
To make climbing and swinging easier, gibbons have elongated fingers.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
“All other human species have elongated brain cases.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2018
They have elongated abrupt muzzles like a dog, strong tusks or canine teeth, usually short tails, cheek-pouches, small deep eyes with large eyebrows, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
