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e·lon·gate
(ĭ-lông′gāt′, ĭ-lŏng′-)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.
[Late Latin ēlongāre, ēlongāt-; see eloign.]
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elongate
(ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt)vb
to make or become longer; stretch
adj
1. long and narrow; slender: elongate leaves.
2. 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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e•lon•gate
(ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ-)v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to lengthen or extend.
v.i. 2. to increase in length.
adj. 3. extended; lengthened.
4. long and thin.
Also, e•lon′gat•ed.[1530–40; < Late Latin ēlongātus, past participle of ēlongāre to make longer, make distant, remove]
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elongate
Past participle: elongated
Gerund: elongating
| Imperative |
|---|
| elongate |
| elongate |
| Present |
|---|
| I elongate |
| you elongate |
| he/she/it elongates |
| we elongate |
| you elongate |
| they elongate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I elongated |
| you elongated |
| he/she/it elongated |
| we elongated |
| you elongated |
| they elongated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am elongating |
| you are elongating |
| he/she/it is elongating |
| we are elongating |
| you are elongating |
| they are elongating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have elongated |
| you have elongated |
| he/she/it has elongated |
| we have elongated |
| you have elongated |
| they have elongated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was elongating |
| you were elongating |
| he/she/it was elongating |
| we were elongating |
| you were elongating |
| they were elongating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had elongated |
| you had elongated |
| he/she/it had elongated |
| we had elongated |
| you had elongated |
| they had elongated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will elongate |
| you will elongate |
| he/she/it will elongate |
| we will elongate |
| you will elongate |
| they will elongate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have elongated |
| you will have elongated |
| he/she/it will have elongated |
| we will have elongated |
| you will have elongated |
| they will have elongated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be elongating |
| you will be elongating |
| he/she/it will be elongating |
| we will be elongating |
| you will be elongating |
| they will be elongating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been elongating |
| you have been elongating |
| he/she/it has been elongating |
| we have been elongating |
| you have been elongating |
| they have been elongating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been elongating |
| you will have been elongating |
| he/she/it will have been elongating |
| we will have been elongating |
| you will have been elongating |
| they will have been elongating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been elongating |
| you had been elongating |
| he/she/it had been elongating |
| we had been elongating |
| you had been elongating |
| they had been elongating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would elongate |
| you would elongate |
| he/she/it would elongate |
| we would elongate |
| you would elongate |
| they would elongate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have elongated |
| you would have elongated |
| he/she/it would have elongated |
| we would have elongated |
| you would have elongated |
| they would have elongated |
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Verb 1. elongate - make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"
Adj. 1. elongate - (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
2. elongate - 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"
long - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"
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elongate
verb lengthen, extend, stretch (out), make longer Plunge necklines and high heels help to elongate the body.
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elongate
verbadjective
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