Defenition of the word elongate

• Defenition of the word elongate

  • To draw out to greater length.
  • To increase in length.
  • having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
  • make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
  • of a leaf shape; long and narrow
  • having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man''s gaunt and elongated frame"
  • make long or longer by pulling and stretching
  • having notably more length than width; being long and slender
  • (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

Synonyms for the word elongate

• • draw out
  • elongated
  • extend
  • get longer
  • lengthen
  • linear
  • make longer
  • stretch

Similar words in the elongate

• • elongate
  • elongated
  • elongates
  • long
  • simple
  • unsubdivided

Hyponyms for the word elongate

• • shoetree
  • tree

Hypernyms for the word elongate

• • lengthen

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