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Antonyms for elongates

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ-

Definition of elongates

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb make longer
Example sentences :
  • Presently she elongates her neck in a most marvellous manner.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon » by Robert A. Sterndale
  • His body curves and elongates with regular undulations, as he measures off the snow with twin footprints.
  • Extract from : « The Ontario Readers » by Ontario Ministry of Education
  • She invariably wears her hair over her ears and so elongates the V lines of her chin.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Beautiful » by Helen Follett Stevans
  • Then he settles to the journey, thinks again, elongates, and puts that hat brim down.
  • Extract from : « The World on Wheels and Other Sketches » by Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor
  • The proboscis of the male is about a foot long when the creature is at rest, but elongates under excitement.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • In addition to the expansion and elongation of its wings, its body also elongates, until it has acquired its full dimensions.
  • Extract from : « The Life of an Insect » by Anonymous
  • Brother Spyke elongates his lean figure, draws near, and says the whole thing is very unsatisfactory.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • Then a thick thread is emitted from one or both extremities, which elongates and becomes branched in a pinnate manner.
  • Extract from : « Fungi: Their Nature and Uses » by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
  • The former of these elongates itself in succeeding stages into a process of both epiblast and hypoblast.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • The asexual stock, after budding off one asexual zooid, elongates again and buds off a second zooid.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour

Synonyms for elongates

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