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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Elongate \E*lon"gate\, a. [LL. elongatus.] Drawn out at length; elongated; as an elongate leaf. ``An elongate form.'' --Earle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: elongate adj 1: of a leaf shape; long and narrow [syn: {linear}] 2: having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame" [syn: {elongated}] v : make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" [syn: {stretch}]
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