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elongative

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e⋅lon⋅gate

  [i-lawng-geyt, i-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-] verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing, adjective
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–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.
Origin:
1530–40; < LL ēlongātus lengthened out, ptp. of ēlongāre to make longer, make distant, remove, equiv. to L ē- e- + -longāre, deriv. of longus long, longē far off

Related forms:
e⋅lon⋅ga⋅tive  [ee-lawng-gey-tiv, ee-long-] , adjective
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2elongate
Variant: or elon·gat·ed
Function: adjective
: long in proportion to width <elongate cells>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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