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elongate

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elongate
verb
1 the door had been elongated so that the wheelchair could go in:
lengthen, stretch out, make longer, extend, broaden, widen, enlarge.
antonyms shorten.
2 he elongated and emphasized the word:
prolong, protract, draw out, string out, drag out, continue, sustain.
antonyms shorten.