Definitions for elongate
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. linear, elongateadjective

   (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

2. elongate, elongatedverb

   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. elongate, stretchverb

   make long or longer by pulling and stretching

   "stretch the fabric"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elongateverb

   To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.

2. elongateadjective

   lengthened, extended.

3. elongateadjective

   slender.

4. Etymology: elongare, elongat-, a combination of ex- ("out") + longus ("long").

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ELONGATEverb

   To lengthen; to draw out; to protract; to stretch.

   Etymology: from longus, Latin.

2. To Elongateverb

   To go off to a distance from any thing.

   About Cape Frio in Brasilia, the South point of the compass varyeth twelve degrees unto the West; but elongating from the coast of Brasilia, towards the shore of Africa, it varyeth eastward. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 2.

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1. elongate

   To elongate something means to extend its length, make it longer or cause it to appear longer. This term can be applied to various contexts such as physical objects, body parts, time periods, or discussions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elongateadjective

   to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line

2. Elongateadjective

   to remove further off

3. Elongateverb

   to depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit

4. Elongateadjective

   drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf

5. Etymology: [LL. elongatus.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elongate

   e-long′gāt, v.t. to make longer: to extend.—p.adjs. Elong′ate, -d.—n. Elongā′tion, act of lengthening out: distance. [Low L. elongāre, -ātum—e, out, longus, long.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elongate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elongate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of elongate in a Sentence

1. Jared Carmel:

   The volatility will remain for a bit and elongate the timeline for an IPO, but it's also our belief that this won't last forever. The market is just taking a breather.

2. Phil Mickelson:

   I'm just making more and more progress just by trying to elongate my focus, i might try to play 36, 45 holes in a day and try to focus on each shot so that when I go out and play 18, it doesn't feel like it's that much.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=elongate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elongate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=elongate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elongate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=elongate