"elongate" in the verb sense
1. elongate, stretch
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric"
"elongate" in the adjective sense
1. linear, elongate
of a leaf shape) long and narrow
2. elongate, elongated
having notably more length than width being long and slender
"an elongate tail tapering to a point"
"the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
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