elongate
e·lon·gate / iˈlôngˌgāt; iˈläng-/ • v. [tr.] make (something) longer, esp. unusually so in relation to its width. ∎ [intr.] chiefly Biol. grow longer.• adj. chiefly Biol. long in relation to width; elongated: elongate, fishlike creatures.
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