What does "elongate" mean?
Elongate: To remove further off. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Additional senses
- 2.To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]
- 3.Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. "An elongate form." Earle.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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