elongate
[verb]
Synonyms: make longer, draw out, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

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Antonyms: abbreviate, shorten, abbreviated, shortened
Contrasted words: contract, draw in, compress, curtail, retrench, shrink
Related Words: drag (out), string, lengthened

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

e‧lon‧gate /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt $ ɪˈlɒːŋ-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: elongatus, past participle of elongare 'to make longer']
to become longer, or make something longer than normal:
Her legs were elongated by the very high heels which she wore.
—elongation /ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən $ ɪˌlɒːŋ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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