Word Explorer
Elongate
/ɪ.ˈlɔŋ.ˌɡeɪt/
To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
📖 Definitions of "Elongate"
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
To move to or place at a distance (from something).
- 4
To depart to, or be at, a distance (from something); especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
adjective
- 1
Lengthened, extended, elongated; relatively long and slender.
"Painted turtles lay oval, elongate eggs."
Translate “Elongate” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.