ēlongo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [e-longe].
I Act. , to remove , keep aloof (late Lat.): auxilium tuum a me, Vulg. Psa. 21, 20: judicium a nobis, id. Isa. 59, 9 al.—
B To prolong , protract : diem ejus, Vulg. Isa. 14, 1; cf. elongo, μακρύνω, ἀφίστημι, Gloss. Philox.—
II Neutr. , to withdraw , depart : ecce elongavi fugiens, Vulg. Psa. 54, 7; id. Sir. 35, 22; id. Jer. 2, 5; Ambros. in Luc. 3, § 32.