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. Sir T. Browne.