elongate

tr. & intr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
To make or grow longer.

adj. or elongated

1. Made longer; extended.
2. Having more length than width; slender.

[Late Latin ēlongāre, ēlongāt-. See eloign.]

verb

To make or become longer: draw out, extend, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch (out). Mathematics produce. See increase/decrease, long/short.

adjective

Having great physical length: elongated, extended, lengthy, long¹, prolonged. See long/short.

v

Definition: make longer
Antonyms: constrict, contract, shorten

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IN BRIEF: To make or grow longer.

We watched the glassblower elongate the molten material before forming it into a bottle shape.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forlænge, strække
v. intr. - være langstrakt
adj. - langstrakt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlengen, tenger, uitgestrekt

Français (French)
v. tr. - allonger, étirer, prolonger (une ligne)
v. intr. - s'allonger, s'étirer
adj. - allongé, étiré

Deutsch (German)
v. - länger werden lassen, strecken
adj. - verlängert, langgestreckt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιμηκύνω, προεκτείνω, μακραίνω
adj. - επιμήκης, προεκτεταμένος

Italiano (Italian)
allungare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - prolongar, estender-se
adj. - comprido

Русский (Russian)
растягивать, удлинять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alargar, prolongar, extender
v. intr. - alargarse, prolongarse, extenderse
adj. - alargado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förlänga, utdra
adj. - avlång, långsträckt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拉长, 延长, 伸长, 伸长的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 拉長, 延長, 伸長
v. intr. - 拉長, 延長, 伸長
adj. - 伸長的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 연장하다
v. intr. - 늘어나다
adj. - 길게 늘어난, 가느다란

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 延長する, 長くなる, 離隔する
adj. - 伸長した, 細長い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطيل (صفه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האריך‬
v. intr. - ‮גדל לאורך גדול יותר (צמח)‬
adj. - ‮מוארך‬

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