elongate
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e·lon·gate 
[i-lawng-geyt, i-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-] Pronunciation Key verb, -gat·ed, -gat·ing, adjective
[i-lawng-geyt, i-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-] Pronunciation Key verb, -gat·ed, -gat·ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–adjective Also, e·lon·gat·ed.
| 1. | to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend. |
| 2. | to increase in length. |
| 3. | extended; lengthened. |
| 4. | long and thin. |
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| e·lon·gate
(ĭ-lông'gāt', ĭ-lŏng'-) Pronunciation Key
tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·gates To make or grow longer. adj. or elongated
[Late Latin ēlongāre, ēlongāt-; see eloign.] |
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| elongate | |
adjective | |
| 1. | (of a leaf shape) long and narrow [syn: linear] |
| 2. | 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" |
verb | |
| 1. | make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Elongate
E*lon"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elongated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elongating.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long, a., and cf. Eloign.]1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line. 2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Elongate
E*lon"gate\, v. i. To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]
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Elongate
E*lon"gate\, a. [LL. elongatus.] Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. "An elongate form." --Earle.
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