E*lon"gate, v. i. To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]
E*lon"gate (?), a. [LL. elongatus.] Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. "An elongate form." Earle.
E`lon*ga"tion (?; 277), n. [LL. elongatio: cf. F. élongation.] 1. The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension. "Elongation of the fibers." Arbuthnot.