elongate

pronunciation

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Verb:

make long or longer by pulling and stretching
Adjective:

of a leaf shape; long and narrow
having notably more length than width; being long and slender

Word Origin

elongate (v.): "to make long or longer," 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.

Synonym

vt. & vi.

lengthen extend stretch prolong

Example

1. Wear wide-leg trousers to elongate your frame .

2. Inflorescences both terminal and axillary , interrupted elongate in outline .

3. Cytyledons and future stalk called the hypocotyl elongate .

4. Inflorescence rosulate when young , becoming elongate and pendulous with age .

5. Rise up on your toes and elongate the complete length of your spine .

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