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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Elongate \E*lon"gate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Elongated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elongating}.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See {Long}, adjective, and cf. {Eloign}.]
1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line.
2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
elongated \elongated\ adjective
1. having a length noticeably longer than the width.
Syn: elongate. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. rendered longer.
Syn: lengthened. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
elongated
adjective
1: drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" [syn: {extended}, {lengthened}, {prolonged}]
2: 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" [syn: {elongate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "elongated": dragged out, drawn, drawn out, drawn-out, elliptical, elongate, extended, lengthened, lengthy, oblong, oblongated, oblongitudinal, prolongated, prolonged, protracted, pulled, rectangular, spun out, straggling, strained, stretched, stretched out, strung out, taut, tense, tight
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