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| e·lon·gate [ i láwng gàyt ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle e·lon·gat·ed, present participle e·lon·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular e·lon·gates) |
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lengthen: to make something longer, or become longer
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adjective |
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1. long: long and narrow or slender
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technical
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2. made longer: lengthened or stretched out
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formal
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| [Mid-16th century. < late Latin elongat-, past participle of elongare "lengthen" < Latin longus "long"] |
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  e·lon·gat·ed adjective |
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