elongate

Meaning

Adj

Elongated, extended, lengthened; (especially biology) having a long and slender form.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
2. (obsolete, transitive) Followed by from: to move to or place (something) at a distance from another thing; to remove.
3. (intransitive) To become long or longer, for example, by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.
4. (intransitive) Of a plant part: to grow long; also, to have a long and slender or tapering form.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) Followed by from: to be at a distance, or move away, from a thing; to depart; (specifically, astronomy) of a planet, star, or other astronomical object: to appear to recede from the sun or a fixed point in the celestial sphere.

Opposite of

extend, lengthen

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

Translations

verlängern

allonger

alongar

allungare

longitudinale

uzatmak

estirar

recken

längen

rekken

sürdürmek

prolonger

stendere

s’étirer

étendre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈiːˌlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/

Etymology

From Late Middle English elongat, elongate (“kept away; different or remote in nature”, adjective), borrowed from Late Latin ēlongātus (“having been stretched out, elongated; prolonged, protracted; having been kept aloof, removed”) + Middle English -at (suffix forming participles). Ēlongātus is the perfect passive participle of elongō (“to prolong, protract; to keep aloof, remove; to depart, withdraw”), from Latin ē- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out’)) + longus (“extended, long, prolonged; far”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”, adjective)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs). Doublet of eloign.
Cognates
* French éloigner