Elongate
Pronunciation : E*lon"gate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long, a., and cf. Eloign.]
Definition : 1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line.
2. To remove further off. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
t. [imp. & p. p. Elongated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elongating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : E*lon"gate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : E*lon"gate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [LL. elongatus.]
Definition : Defn: Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. "An elongate form." Earle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913