Elongated
Use Elongated in a sentencee·lon·gate
[ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-] verb, e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, adjective 
geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi verb (used with object)
1.
to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
verb (used without object)
2.
to increase in length.
adjective Also, e·lon·gat·ed.
3.
extended; lengthened.
4.
long and thin.
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elongate (ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become longer; stretch |
| —adj | |
| 2. | long and narrow; slender: elongate leaves |
| 3. | 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] | |
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Elongated
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
elongate
1530s, from L.L. elongatus, pp. of elongare (see elongation). The Fr. form, eloign, was borrowed (1530s) in the legal sense "to remove to a distance" (especially in an effort to avoid the law). Related: Elongated; elongating.
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Example sentences
High heels furthered the illusion of an elongated leg.
Feet were in flat elongated ballet pumps that endorsed the season's general trend away from high heels.
Those elongated marks would be readable from nearly any angle.
Glaciers also form elongated oval hills known as drumlins.
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