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Elongate

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Verb

1. elongate, stretch

make long or longer by pulling and stretching

Example Sentences:
'stretch the fabric'

Adjective

2. elongate, linear

(of a leaf shape) long and narrow

3. elongate, elongated

having notably more length than width; being long and slender

Example Sentences:
'an elongate tail tapering to a point'
'the old man's gaunt and elongated frame'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Elongate

see synonyms of elongate
verb
1. 
to make or become longer; stretch
adjective
2. 
long and narrow; slender
elongate leaves
3. 
lengthened or tapered

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Elongate

see synonyms of elongate
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: eˈlonˌgated or eˈlonˌgating
1. 
to make or become longer; stretch
adjective
2. 
lengthened; stretched
3.  Botany
long and narrow
said as of certain leaves

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Elongate

see synonyms of elongate
tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates
To make or grow longer.
adj. or elongated
1. Made longer; extended.
2. Having more length than width; slender.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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