Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense elongates, present participle elongating, past tense, past participle elongated
verb
If you elongate something or if it elongates, you stretch it so that it becomes longer.
[formal]
'Mom,' she intoned, elongating the word. [VERB noun]
Corn is treated when the stalk starts to elongate. [VERB]
Synonyms: lengthen, extend, stretch (out), make longer More Synonyms of elongate
elongate in British English
(ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt)
verb
1.
to make or become longer; stretch
adjective
2.
long and narrow; slender
elongate leaves
3.
lengthened or tapered
Word origin
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
elongate in American English
(iˈlɔŋˌgeɪt; ɪˈlɔŋˌgeɪt)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: eˈlonˌgated or eˈlonˌgating
1.
to make or become longer; stretch
adjective
2.
lengthened; stretched
3. Botany
long and narrow
said as of certain leaves
SIMILAR WORDS: exˈtend
Word origin
< LL elongatus, pp. of elongare, to prolong < L e-, out + longus, long1
Synonyms of 'elongate'
lengthen, extend, stretch (out), make longer
More Synonyms of elongate
(verb)
Definition
to make or become longer
Some people wear heels designed to elongate the leg.