verb

1. To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.

2. To become long or longer by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.

3. To move to or place at a distance (from something).

Synonyms: extend, stretch

adjective

1. Lengthened, extended, elongated; relatively long and slender.

   “Painted turtles lay oval, elongate eggs.”