Definición de elongate
Formas de la palabra:3rd person singular present
tense elongates
, present participle elongating
, past tense, past participle elongated
verbo
If you elongate something or if it elongates, you stretch it so that it becomes longer.
[formal] 'Mom,' she intoned, elongating the word. [VERB noun]
Corn is treated when the stalk starts to elongate. [VERB]
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Frecuencia de uso de la palabra
elongate in American
(iˈlɔŋˌgeɪt ; ēlôŋˈgātˌ; ɪˈlɔŋˌgeɪt ; ilôŋˈgātˌ) verbo transitivo, verbo intransitivoFormas de la palabra:eˈlonˌgated or eˈlonˌgating
1.
to make or become longer; stretch
adjetivo
2.
lengthened; stretched
3. Botany
long and narrow
said as of certain leaves SIMILAR WORDS: exˈtend
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