ELONGATE


Meaning of ELONGATE in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .