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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•lon•gate /ɪˈlɔŋgeɪt, ɪˈlɑŋ-/USA pronunciation v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing . - to (cause to) lengthen or extend: [~ + object]Intense heat elongated the metal bar.[no object]The metal bar elongated under the intense heat.
e•lon•ga•tion /ˌilɔŋˈgeɪʃən, ˌilɑŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•lon•gate (i lông′gāt, i long′-, ē′lông gāt′, ē′long-),USA pronunciation v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing, adj. v.t. - to draw out to greater length; lengthen;
extend.
v.i. - to increase in length.
adj. Also, e•lon′gat•ed. - extended;
lengthened. - long and thin.
- Late Latin ēlongātus lengthened out, past participle of ēlongāre to make longer, make distant, remove, equivalent. to Latin ē- e- + -longāre, derivative of longus long, longē far off
- 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: elongate /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt/ vb - to make or become longer; stretch
adj - long and narrow; slender: elongate leaves
- lengthened or tapered
Etymology: 16th Century: 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 |