elongate
Make more linear
Elongate means to make longer or become longer: The afternoon shadows elongated across the lawn.
The word emphasizes stretching in one dimension—length rather than width or height.
Something elongated has been stretched out or is notably long and narrow: an elongated oval, elongated fingers.
The term appears often in scientific and technical descriptions.
Make longer or larger
- lengthenIncrease in extent
- stretch outExtend to full length
- pullForce toward oneself
- draw outExtract or extend
distend · unfurl · uncoil · reach · expand · widen · broaden · spread
Extend duration unnecessarily
- extendMake longer or larger
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- draw outExtract or extend
- drag outExtend beyond necessary duration
continue · perpetuate · linger · duration · prolongation · delay · indefinite · interminable
Thin and graceful
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- narrowOf small width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- ovalElongated rounded shape
elliptical · cylindrical · tubular · spindle · linear · attenuated · thin · stretched
extend
Make longer or larger
- lengthenIncrease in extent
- stretch outExtend to full length
- pullForce toward oneself
draw out · distend · unfurl · uncoil · reach · expand · widen · broaden · spread · tension
protract
Extend duration unnecessarily
drag out · continue · perpetuate · linger · duration · prolongation · delay · indefinite · interminable · marathon
slender
Thin and graceful
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- narrowOf small width
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
oval · elliptical · cylindrical · tubular · spindle · linear · attenuated · thin · stretched · slim
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
vine · runner · stem · stalk · root · limb · appendage · cell division · mitosis · axon
- elongated bodyForm longer than wide
- elongated skullArtificially lengthened cranium