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   elongate

   /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width: "an artist known for elongating the human figures in his paintings" Similar lengthenstretch outmake longerextendbroadenwidenenlargeOpposite shorten
   • ▪ become longer: "the pup's globular body slowly elongates"

   adjective

   • 1. long in relation to width; elongated: "elongate fishes"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘move away’): from late Latin elongat- ‘placed at a distance’, from the verb elongare, from Latin e- (variant of ex-) ‘away’ + longe ‘far off’, longus ‘long’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

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