elongate

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈlɔŋˌɡeɪt/ UK /ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #92037

Meanings

1

verb
To make something longer, or to become longer, by stretching or extending.

The shadows elongated as the sun went down.
2

adj
Long and slender in shape.

The plant has narrow, elongate leaves.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make something longer,... lengthen extend stretch prolong

2 adj · long and slender in shape. elongated

Word family

Forms elongatedelongateselongating

Derived forms elongaseelongatedelongatingnonelongatingoverelongate

Related forms elongation

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 ēlongō (“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 formin…

elongat Middle English ēlongātus la-lat ē- Latin *dlongʰos Proto-Indo-European

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# elongate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈlɔŋˌɡeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 92037

## Meanings
1. To make something longer, or to become longer, by stretching or extending.
2. Long and slender in shape.

## Examples
- The shadows elongated as the sun went down.
- The plant has narrow, elongate leaves.

## Derived Forms
- elongase
- elongated
- elongating
- nonelongating
- overelongate

## Related Forms
- elongation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: elongat
- Root: ēlongātus
- Root: ē-
- Root: *dlongʰos

## 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 ēlongō (“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 formin…

## AI Etymology
Elongate is 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). In present-day use, it can mean to make something longer, or to become longer, by stretching or extending, or long and slender in shape. Derived formations include elongase, elongated, elongating, nonelongating, and overelongate.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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