[ɪˈlɒŋɡeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width
(e.g: an artist known for elongating the human figures in his paintings)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘move away’): from late Latin elongat- ‘placed at a distance’, from the verb elongare, from Latin e- (variant of ex-) ‘away’ + longe ‘far off’, longus ‘long’

[ɪˈlɒŋɡeɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- long in relation to width; elongated
(e.g: elongate fishes)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘move away’): from late Latin elongat- ‘placed at a distance’, from the verb elongare, from Latin e- (variant of ex-) ‘away’ + longe ‘far off’, longus ‘long’