v.
Pronunciation: i- ' lo ̇ ŋ - ˌ g ā t, ( ˌ ) ē -, ' ē - ˌ
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin elongatus, past participle of elongare, to withdraw, from Latin e- + longus
Date: 1578
transitive verb : to extend the length of
intransitive verb : to grow in length