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elongate (v.)
"to make long or longer," 1530s, from Late Latin
elongatus
, past participle of
elongare
"to prolong, protract" (see
elongation
). Earlier in the same sense was
elongen
(mid-15c.). Related:
Elongated
;
elongating
.
