— elongative /ee"lawng gay'tiv, ee"long-/ , adj.
/i lawng"gayt, i long"-, ee"lawng gayt', ee"long-/ , v. , elongated, elongating , adj.
v.t.
1. to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
v.i.
2. to increase in length.
adj. Also, elongated .
3. extended; lengthened.
4. long and thin.
[ 1530-40; elongatus lengthened out, ptp. of elongare to make longer, make distant, remove, equiv. to L e- E- + -longare, deriv. of longus LONG, longe far off ]