elongate

Meaning

Verb

1. To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
2. To become long or longer by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.
3. (obsolete) To move to or place at a distance (from something).
4. (obsolete) To depart to, or be at, a distance (from something); especially, to appear to recede from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.

Adj

Lengthened, extended, elongated; relatively long and slender.

Synonyms

prolong

lengthen

extend

stretch

protract

extended

linear

oblong

elongated

wiredraw

lengthening

strain

draw out

long

widen

draw

tense

rax

become longer

drawn out

stetch

make longer

drawout

continue

slimline type

distend

drawl

elongation

enlarge

extension

lengthened

lingering

outstretch

prolongation

prolonged

renew

roll over

slender

spread

stretch out

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈiːˌlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/

Etymology

From New Latin elongare, a combination of ex- (“out”) + longus (“long”). Doublet of eloign.