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Definition of elongate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

elongate

verb

NAmE//ɪˈlɔŋɡeɪt//

[intransitive, transitive] elongate (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they elongate

he / she / it elongates

past simple elongated

-ing form elongating

to become longer; to make something longer synonym lengthen

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elongation

NAmE//ˌilɔŋˈɡeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] the elongation of vowel soundsSee elongate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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