'Elongate' definitions:
Definition of 'elongate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow [syn: linear, elongate]
adjective
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: elongate, elongated]
verb
Make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" [syn: elongate, stretch]
Definition of 'Elongate'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Elongate'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Elongate'
From: GCIDE
- Elongate \E*lon"gate\, a. [LL. elongatus.] Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. "An elongate form." --Earle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'elongate'
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