Hyphenation of elongate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word elongate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of elongate:

1.	Make long or longer by pulling and stretching Stretch the fabric
2.	(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
3.	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 of elongate:

adj	linear, simple, unsubdivided
adj	elongated, long
verb	stretch, lengthen

Last hyphenations of this language

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