elongate
/əˈlɔŋˌɡeɪt/ verb C1- To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
- To become long or longer, for example, by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.
- Of a plant part: to grow long; also, to have a long and slender or tapering form.
Plural elongate · He/she/it elongates · Past elongated · Past participle elongated · -ing form elongating
Verb forms
- Base form
- elongate
- He/she/it
- elongates
- Past
- elongated
- Past participle
- elongated
- -ing form
- elongating
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