elongar — meaning in English

English meaning

• elongate adj Elongated, extended, lengthened; (especially biology) having a long and slender form.
• lengthen verb To make something longer, or to become longer.
• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

elongar is used for these senses in English:

• elongate To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
• lengthen (transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.
• strain (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

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