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Definition of: elongate
(i·lông′gāt, i·long′-) v.t. & v.i. ·gat·ed, ·gat·ing
To make or grow longer; lengthen.
—adjective Elongated. See synonyms under PROTRACT. [<LL elongatus, pp. of elongare <ex- away + longe far off]
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