'Extend' definitions:

Definition of 'extend'

(from WordNet)
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" [syn: widen, broaden, 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" [syn: run, go, pass, lead, 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" [syn: cover, continue, extend]
verb
Make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" [syn: extend, offer]
verb
Thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth]
verb
Reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" [syn: extend, poke out, reach out]
verb
Offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" [syn: offer, extend]
verb
Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn: stretch, extend]
verb
Expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" [syn: extend, expand]
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" [syn: prolong, protract, extend, draw out]
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" [syn: unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend]
verb
Cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" [syn: gallop, extend]
verb
Open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
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" [syn: strain, extend]
verb
Prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
verb
Continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" [syn: carry, extend]
verb
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" [syn: extend, stretch]

Definition of 'Extend'

From: GCIDE
  • Extend \Ex*tend"\ ([e^]ks*t[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extended; p. pr. & vb. n. Extending.] [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. [1913 Webster]
  • Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 trial. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand. [1913 Webster]
  • His helpless hand extend. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. --G. P. Burnham. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Eng. Law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: This is extended type.
  • Syn: To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See Increase. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'extend'

From: Moby Thesaurus