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Synonyms & Antonyms of elongate
(Entry 1 of 2)
to make longer
- in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality
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elongate
adjectivevariants:
or elongated
Synonyms & Antonyms of elongate (Entry 2 of 2)
of great extent from end to end
- the giraffe's elongate neck is thought to be the result of natural selection
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- extended,
- king-size
- (or king-sized),
- lengthy,
- long
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The first known use of elongate was in 1578
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