Elongate Definition

ĭ-lônggāt, ĭ-lŏng-
elongated, elongates, elongating
verb
elongated, elongates, elongating
To make or grow longer.
American Heritage
To make or become longer; stretch.
Webster's New World
To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
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adjective
Lengthened; stretched.
Webster's New World
Made longer; extended.
American Heritage
Long and narrow.
Webster's New World
Having more length than width; slender.
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Origin of Elongate

  • New Latin elongare, elongat-, a combination of ex- ("out") + longus ("long").

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin ēlongāre ēlongāt- eloign

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Elongate Sentence Examples

  • The larvae are elongate and worm-like, with short legs but often with hard strong cuticle.

  • The feelers are elongate and conspicuous.

  • Jointed, often elongate, cerci.

  • The requirements of an elongate body moving through the resistant medium of water are met by the evolution of similar entrant and exit curves, and the bodies of most swiftly moving aquatic animals evolve into forms resembling the hulls of modern sailing yachts (Bashford Dean).

  • Limopsidae.-Shell orbicular, hinge curved, ligament longer transversely than antero-posteriorly; foot elongate, pointed anteriorly and posteriorly.

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Words Starting With

EELELO

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ETEATE

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