Home › Words › E › elongelongelong means to lengthen out; to prolong.EtymologySee eloign, elongate.verbTo lengthen out; to prolong.To put away; to separate; to keep off.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.enlengthen 80% match — To lengthen: to render or become longer. vs elong →elongation 75% match — The act of lengthening. vs elong →prolong 75% match — To extend in space or length. vs elong →lengthening 72% match — The process of making or growing longer. vs elong →elongate 70% match — Elongated, extended, lengthened; (especially biology) having a long and slender form. vs elong →elongatedly 69% match — In an elongated fashion. vs elong →elongatory 68% match — Relating to, or causing elongation vs elong →prolonged 68% match — Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted. vs elong →