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e·lon·gate E0095600 (ĭ-lông′gāt′, ĭ-lŏng′-)tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates To make or grow longer.adj. or elongated1. Made longer; extended.2. Having more length than width; slender. [Late Latin ēlongāre, ēlongāt-; see eloign.]elongate (ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt) vbto make or become longer; stretchadj1. long and narrow; slender: elongate leaves. 2. lengthened or tapered[C16: from Late Latin ēlongāre to keep at a distance, from ē- away + Latin longē (adv) far, but also later: to lengthen, as if from ē- + Latin longus (adj) long]e•lon•gate (ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ-) v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing, adj. v.t. 1. to lengthen or extend. v.i. 2. to increase in length. adj. 3. extended; lengthened. 4. long and thin. Also, e•lon′gat•ed.[1530–40; < Late Latin ēlongātus, past participle of ēlongāre to make longer, make distant, remove]elongate Past participle: elongated Gerund: elongating
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elongate | elongate |
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I elongate | you elongate | he/she/it elongates | we elongate | you elongate | they elongate |
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I elongated | you elongated | he/she/it elongated | we elongated | you elongated | they elongated |
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I am elongating | you are elongating | he/she/it is elongating | we are elongating | you are elongating | they are elongating |
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I have elongated | you have elongated | he/she/it has elongated | we have elongated | you have elongated | they have elongated |
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I was elongating | you were elongating | he/she/it was elongating | we were elongating | you were elongating | they were elongating |
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I had elongated | you had elongated | he/she/it had elongated | we had elongated | you had elongated | they had elongated |
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I will elongate | you will elongate | he/she/it will elongate | we will elongate | you will elongate | they will elongate |
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I will have elongated | you will have elongated | he/she/it will have elongated | we will have elongated | you will have elongated | they will have elongated |
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I will be elongating | you will be elongating | he/she/it will be elongating | we will be elongating | you will be elongating | they will be elongating |
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I have been elongating | you have been elongating | he/she/it has been elongating | we have been elongating | you have been elongating | they have been elongating |
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I will have been elongating | you will have been elongating | he/she/it will have been elongating | we will have been elongating | you will have been elongating | they will have been elongating |
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I had been elongating | you had been elongating | he/she/it had been elongating | we had been elongating | you had been elongating | they had been elongating |
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I would elongate | you would elongate | he/she/it would elongate | we would elongate | you would elongate | they would elongate |
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I would have elongated | you would have elongated | he/she/it would have elongated | we would have elongated | you would have elongated | they would have elongated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | elongate - make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"stretchlengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"shoetree, tree - stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree | Adj. | 1. | elongate - (of a leaf shape) long and narrowlinearunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions | | 2. | elongate - 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"elongatedlong - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long" |
elongateverb lengthen, extend, stretch (out), make longer Plunge necklines and high heels help to elongate the body.elongateverbTo make or become longer:draw out, extend, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch (out).Mathematics: produce.adjectiveHaving great physical length:elongated, extended, lengthy, long, prolonged.TranslationsallungarelongitudinalestendereAcronymsSeeELNGelongateenUK Related to elongate: obnoxious, obstinateSynonyms for elongateverb lengthenSynonyms- lengthen
- extend
- stretch (out)
- make longer
Synonyms for elongateverb to make or become longerSynonyms- draw out
- extend
- lengthen
- prolong
- prolongate
- protract
- spin
- stretch
- produce
adj having great physical lengthSynonyms- elongated
- extended
- lengthy
- long
- prolonged
Synonyms for elongateverb make long or longer by pulling and stretchingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (of a leaf shape) long and narrowSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having notably more length than widthSynonymsRelated Words |