EXTEND

stretch, extend

(verb) extend one’s limbs or muscles, or the entire body; “Stretch your legs!”; “Extend your right arm above your head”

exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth

(verb) thrust or extend out; “He held out his hand”; “point a finger”; “extend a hand”; “the bee exserted its sting”

carry, extend

(verb) continue or extend; “The civil war carried into the neighboring province”; “The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces”

prolong, protract, extend, draw out

(verb) lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; “We prolonged our stay”; “She extended her visit by another day”; “The meeting was drawn out until midnight”

widen, broaden, extend

(verb) extend in scope or range or area; “The law was extended to all citizens”; “widen the range of applications”; “broaden your horizon”; “Extend your backyard”

extend, expand

(verb) expand the influence of; “The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent”

strain, extend

(verb) use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; “He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro”; “Don’t strain your mind too much”

gallop, extend

(verb) cause to move at full gallop; “Did you gallop the horse just now?”

unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend

(verb) extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; “Unfold the newspaper”; “stretch out that piece of cloth”; “extend the TV antenna”

offer, extend

(verb) offer verbally; “extend my greetings”; “He offered his sympathy”

extend, offer

(verb) make available; provide; “extend a loan”; “The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages”

run, go, pass, lead, extend

(verb) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; “Service runs all the way to Cranbury”; “His knowledge doesn’t go very far”; “My memory extends back to my fourth year of life”; “The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets”

cover, continue, extend

(verb) span an interval of distance, space or time; “The war extended over five years”; “The period covered the turn of the century”; “My land extends over the hills on the horizon”; “This farm covers some 200 acres”; “The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles”

extend, poke out, reach out

(verb) reach outward in space; “The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended)

(intransitive) To increase in extent.

(intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.

(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.

(transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.

(transitive) To straighten (a limb).

(transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.

To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.

(UK, legal) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

(object-oriented programming) Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.

Synonym: inherit

(intransitive, US, military) To reenlist for a further period.

Synonyms

• enlarge

• expand

• increase

• lengthen

• stretch

• widen

Anagrams

• dentex

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extended; p. pr. & vb. n. Extending.] Etym: [L. extendere, extentum, extensum; ex out + tendere to stretch. See Trend.]

1. To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street. Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge'. Locke.

2. To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.

3. To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail.

4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand. His helpless hand extend. Dryden.

5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.

6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. G. P. Burnham.

7. (Eng. Law)

Definition: To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent. Extended letter (Typog.), a letter, or style of type, having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type of the same height.

Note: This is extended type.

Syn.

– To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See Increase.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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