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1. (v.t.) elongate
to lengthen or extend.
2. (v.i.) elongate
to increase in length.
3. (adj.) elongate
extended; lengthened.
4. elongate
long and thin.
Etymology: (1530–40; < LL ēlongātus, ptp. of ēlongāre to make longer, make distant, remove)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) linear, elongate
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
2. (verb) elongate, elongated
having notably more length than width; being long and slender
"an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
3. (verb) elongate, stretch
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) elongate
to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line
2. (adj) elongate
to remove further off
3. (adj) elongate
drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf
4. (verb) elongate
to depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit
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