Extend - Definition

v 1: 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]
2: 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]
3: 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]
4: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a
good deal on new mortgages" [syn: extend, offer]
5: 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]
6: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over
the sidewalk" [syn: extend, poke out, reach out]
7: offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his
sympathy" [syn: offer, extend]
8: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch
your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn:
stretch, extend]
9: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the
Eastern part of the continent" [syn: extend, expand]
10: 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]
11: 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]
12: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just
now?" [syn: gallop, extend]
13: open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of
this dining table?"
14: 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]
15: prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
16: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the
neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote
mountain provinces" [syn: carry, extend]
17: 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]