verb🔗ShareTo make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated."The baker used a rolling pin to elongate the dough before placing it in the oven. "appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become long or longer by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated."The musician practiced elongating his notes, making them sound longer and more sustained. "appearancephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move to or place at a distance (from something)."To avoid the noisy street, the family elongated their picnic from the park's edge to a spot further back. "directionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo depart to, or be at, a distance (from something); especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit."As Venus orbited the sun, it would sometimes visibly elongate behind it in the early evening sky. "astronomyphysicsspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLengthened, extended, elongated; relatively long and slender."Painted turtles lay oval, elongate eggs."appearancebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
