elongate has definitions from the field of botany
1
[ verb ] make long or longer by pulling and stretching

Synonyms

stretch

Examples

"stretch the fabric"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

Individual nuclei were usually oval to round , though occasionally elongated , and frequently small and somewhat pyknotic .

2
[ adjective ] (botany) of a leaf shape; long and narrow

Synonyms

linear

Related terms

simple

3
[ adjective ] having notably more length than width; being long and slender

Synonyms

elongated

Examples

"an elongate tail tapering to a point" "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"

Related terms

long

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