tr. & intr.v. e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing, e·lon·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.] |
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