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to elongate
01
to stretch something in order to make it longer
Transitive: to elongate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
elongate
3rd person singular
elongates
Present participle
elongating
Past simple
elongated
Past participle
elongated
Examples
The tailor elongated the curtains to better fit the high ceiling.
elongate
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most elongate
Comparative
more elongate
gradable
Examples
The snake's elongate body allowed it to slither easily through narrow spaces.
02
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
Lexical Tree
elongated
elongation
elongate
