how to pronounce elongate
/ɪˈlɔːŋɡɛɪt/
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elongate is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of elongate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… straight down it tends to elongate that …”
meanings of elongate
verb:
- To become long or longer by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.
- To move to or place at a distance (from something).
- To depart to, or be at, a distance (from something); especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
- To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
adjective:
- Lengthened, extended, elongated; relatively long and slender.
elongate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word elongate occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics elongate can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that elongate can be often used in the following areas:
1) life, nature, and living environment;
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