elongate
🇬🇧 UK/'i:lɒŋgeit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To make or become longer by stretching or extending.
延长,拉长,伸长
adj.
Lengthened; long and slender in form.
伸长的,细长的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englisheout of, from
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longother
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ateto make, having
=elongate
Example Sentences
- 1.
The elastic band will elongate when you pull it with force.