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[ɪˈlɒŋɡeɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width
(e.g: an artist known for elongating the human figures in his paintings)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘move away’): from late Latin elongat- ‘placed at a distance’, from the verb elongare, from Latin e- (variant of ex-) ‘away’ + longe ‘far off’, longus ‘long’
[ɪˈlɒŋɡeɪt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- long in relation to width; elongated
(e.g: elongate fishes)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘move away’): from late Latin elongat- ‘placed at a distance’, from the verb elongare, from Latin e- (variant of ex-) ‘away’ + longe ‘far off’, longus ‘long’
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