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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ-



Definition of elongate

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Late Latin elongatus, past participle of elongare "to prolong, protract" (see elongation). Earlier in the same sense was elongen (mid-15c.). Related: Elongated; elongating.
  • verb make longer
Example sentences :
  • "We must wait a bit," says the old man, his face seeming to elongate.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • And Johnnie's weight was not enough to elongate its set curves.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
  • Also, used to elongate the mast of any boat by stepping it in a tabernacle.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • Some of the species are simple, elongate and clavate bodies.
  • Extract from : « Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. » by George Francis Atkinson
  • Levi Pope's face seemed to elongate as he contemplated Ford's question.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • The scales do not elongate as in the pear, but the flower-buds are mixed.
  • Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various
  • (Hymenoptera L.) Maxilla corneous, compressed, often elongate.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
  • The body is elongate and shark-like, and has a long saw-like snout.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg
  • The stomach is elongate and slender and narrowly rounded at the base.
  • Extract from : « Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa » by Nelson Annandale
  • The body of the incus is round and the short process is elongate.
  • Extract from : « Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys » by Robert L. Packard

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