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elongate

UK /ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/US /əˈlɔŋˌɡeɪt/

verb 5
adjective 1
forms 5

verb5

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To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
- VVhen the muscles of the heart cease to act, the refluent blood again distends or elongates them; and thus irritated they contract as before. — 1796
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To become long or longer, for example, by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.
- Here, Mr. Lorry perceived the reflexion on the wall to elongate, and Mr. Cruncher rose and stepped forward. — 1859
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Of a plant part: to grow long; also, to have a long and slender or tapering form.
- Shepherd’s-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. […] FLOWERS White, blooming March–December; inflorescence of racemes, elongating greatly with fruit; […] — 2009
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(no longer used) Followed by from: to move to or place (something) at a distance from another thing; to remove.
- [L]et the cõmon house of easement [i.e., the outhouse] be ouer some water, or els elongated from the house. — 1547
(no longer used) Followed by from: to be at a distance, or move away, from a thing; to depart; (specifically, astronomy) of a planet, star, or other astronomical object: to appear to recede from the sun or a fixed point in the celestial sphere.

adjective1

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Elongated, extended, lengthened; (especially biology) having a long and slender form.
- Painted turtles lay oval, elongate eggs.

forms

elongated · elongating · elongates · more elongate · most elongate

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