ELONGATE Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word elongate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ELONGATE
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| stretch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large and unbroken expanse or distance • the act of physically reaching or thrusting out • a straightaway section of a racetrack • exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent • extension to or beyond the ordinary limit • an unbroken period of time during which you do something • the capacity for being stretched adjective satellite • having an elongated seating area • easily stretched verb • occupy a large, elongated area • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length • become longer by being stretched and pulled • make long or longer by pulling and stretching • lie down comfortably • pull in opposite directions • extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance • extend one's body or limbs | ||||||||
| extend | verbv | |||||||
verb • extend in scope or range or area • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • span an interval of distance, space or time • make available; provide • thrust or extend out • reach outward in space • offer verbally • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body • expand the influence of • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length • cause to move at full gallop • open or straighten out; unbend • use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity • prolong the time allowed for payment of • continue or extend • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance | ||||||||
| elongated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • drawn out or made longer spatially • having notably more length than width; being long and slender | ||||||||
| linear | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree • of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension • of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input adjective satellite • (of a leaf shape) long and narrow • measured lengthwise | ||||||||
