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Definition of Elongate

1. Verb. Make long or longer by pulling and stretching. "Stretch the fabric"

2. Adjective. (of a leaf shape) long and narrow.

3. Adjective. Having notably more length than width; being long and slender. "The old man's gaunt and elongated frame"

Definition of Elongate

1. v. t. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line.

2. v. i. To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.

3. a. Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf.

Definition of Elongate

1. to lengthen [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES] - See also: lengthen

Medical Definition of Elongate

1. Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. "An elongate form." Origin: LL. Elongatus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elongate

eloign eloigned eloigner eloigners eloigning eloigns eloin eloined eloiner eloiners

eloining eloinment eloinments eloins elongate (current term) elongate (current term) elongated elongates elongate leaf elongating

elongation elongation elongations elongation factor elope elope eloped elopement elopement elopements

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