ELONGATE

• (verb) make long or longer by pulling and stretching

  "stretch the fabric"

  synonyms : stretch

• (adj.) having notably more length than width; being long and slender

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

  synonyms : elongated

• (adj.) (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

  synonyms : linear

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