elongate

²elongate

adj

Definition of ELONGATE

1

: stretched out

2

: slender

Variants of ELONGATE

elongate or elon·gat·ed

Examples of ELONGATE

1. <the giraffe's elongate neck is thought to be the result of natural selection>

First Known Use of ELONGATE

1751

Related to ELONGATE

Synonyms: long (or elongated), extended, king-size (or king-sized), lengthy

Antonyms: brief, curt, short, shortish

Related Words: extensive, far-reaching, longish, outstretched; oblong, rectangular; big, biggish, considerable, hefty, hulking, jumbo, large, largish, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super

Near Antonyms: abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, diminished, shortened; bitty, diminutive, little, miniature, minute, puny, small, smallish, teeny, tiny, undersized (also undersize), wee

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