Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Elongate has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Verb
· Adjective
Verb
1
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric"
2
To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
Adjective
1
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
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"
3
Lengthened, extended, elongated; relatively long and slender.
Example Sentences
"stretch the fabric"
verb
"an elongate tail tapering to a point"
adjective
"the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
adjective
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