Elongate \E*lon"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elongated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Elongating.]
[LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to
remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long, a., and
cf. Eloign.]
1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a
line.
2. To remove further off. [Obs.]
--Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Elongate \E*lon"gate\, v. i.
To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede
apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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