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Added 9 October 2026

prolate

/ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/ adjective

Latin root: prolatum Wiktionary

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Elongated at the poles.
A cigar is a prolate spheroid.

verb

To utter; to pronounce.

Origin

From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).

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