3 entries under this word

Elongate

E-lōn'gate, a.

adjective

a. [L. Lat. elongatus, p. p. of elongare. See infra.] Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf.

E-lŏn′gāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

(e-lŏng′gāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. ELONGATED; p. pr. & vb. n. ELONGATING.] [L. Lat. elongare, elongatum, from Lat. longus, long.] 1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch out; as, to elongate a line. 2. To remove further off; to eloign. [Obs.] Browne.

E-lŏn'gāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

To depart; to recede; to move to a greater distance; particularly, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [Rare.]