elongate Antonyms
Meaning of elongate
elongate (v)
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
elongate (s)
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
having notably more length than width; being long and slender
elongate (a.)
To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line.
To remove further off.
Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf.
elongate (v. i.)
To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
elongate Sentence Examples
- The gymnast's body elongated as she reached for the high bar.
- The caterpillar elongated its body as it crawled across the leaf.
- The snake elongated its body to reach the mouse.
- The giraffe elongated its neck to reach the leaves on the high tree.
- The plant elongated its stem as it reached for the sunlight.
- The bacteria elongated its flagellum to propel itself through the water.
- The amoeba elongated its pseudopod to engulf the food particle.
- The cell elongated its membrane to take in more nutrients.
- The muscle elongated as it contracted.
- The bread dough elongated as it rose in the oven.
FAQs About the word elongate
make long or longer by pulling and stretching, (of a leaf shape) long and narrow, having notably more length than width; being long and slenderTo lengthen; to e
increase, stretch,lengthen, extend, draw out, drag (out), protract,prolong, expand, thin
cut back, cut, diminish, decrease, cut, shorten, diminish, decrease, curtail, reduce
The gymnast's body elongated as she reached for the high bar.
The caterpillar elongated its body as it crawled across the leaf.
The snake elongated its body to reach the mouse.
The giraffe elongated its neck to reach the leaves on the high tree.
