elongate
verb/ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt/
/ɪˈlɔːŋɡeɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they elongate | /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt/ /ɪˈlɔːŋɡeɪt/ |
| he / she / it elongates | /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪts/ /ɪˈlɔːŋɡeɪts/ |
| past simple elongated | /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪtɪd/ /ɪˈlɔːŋɡeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle elongated | /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪtɪd/ /ɪˈlɔːŋɡeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form elongating | /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ɪˈlɔːŋɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- elongate (something) to become longer; to make something longer synonym lengthen
- Hold that stretch as you breathe out, elongating the spine from the base.
- The acid causes the cells to elongate by increasing the uptake of water.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘move away’): from late Latin elongat- ‘placed at a distance’, from the verb elongare, from Latin e- (variant of ex-) ‘away’ + longe ‘far off’, longus ‘long’.Want to learn more?
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