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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Elongate

/ĭl-ông'-gāt/ · E·lon·gate · IPA /əˈlɔŋˌɡeɪt/
01 v. t. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line.
imp. & p. p. Elongated; p. pr. & vb. n. Elongating
  1. 1.
    To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line.
  2. 2.
    To remove further off.[Obs.]
02 v. i. To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
  1. 1.
    To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.[R.]
03 a. Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf.
  1. 1.
    Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf.