elongate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
adjective
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extended; lengthened.
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long and thin.
verb
adjective
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long and narrow; slender
elongate leaves
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lengthened or tapered
Other Word Forms
- elongative adjective
- subelongate adjective
- subelongated adjective
- unelongated adjective
Etymology
Origin of elongate
1530–40; < Late Latin ēlongātus lengthened out, past participle of ēlongāre to make longer, make distant, remove, equivalent to Latin ē- e- 1 + -longāre, derivative of longus long 1, longē far off
Example Sentences
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"We think whether or not a protein exists primarily in its elongated or in its truncated form might form a regulatory cue for the cell."
From Science Daily
These bright, elongated structures can strongly influence how galaxies grow and change over time.
From Science Daily
Titan's current orbit, which is slightly elongated but gradually becoming more circular, also hints at a relatively recent disturbance consistent with a past merger.
From Science Daily
Mr. Llamazares’s writing is finely observational and often delicate: “My submachine-gun leaves a shadow of death on the ground like an elongated ear of wheat,” Ángel notices.
Preserved in nearly perfect three-dimensional detail, the skeleton includes a skull with a huge eye socket and an elongated, sword-like snout.
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