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  1. verb
    extend in scope or range or area
    "The law was extended to all citizens"

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  2. verb
    offer verbally
    "extend my greetings"

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  3. verb
    expand the influence of
    "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

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  4. verb
    span an interval of distance, space or time
    "The war extended over five years" "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"

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  5. verb
    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
    "extend the TV antenna"
  6. verb
    increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
    "extend the casserole with a little rice"

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  7. verb
    thrust or extend out
    "extend a hand"
  8. verb
    continue or extend
    "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

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  9. verb
    cause to move at full gallop

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  10. verb
    reach outward in space
    "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

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  11. verb
    use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
    "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"

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  12. verb
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life" "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

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  13. verb
    make available; provide
    "extend a loan"

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  14. verb
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
    "She extended her visit by another day"
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  15. verb
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

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  16. verb
    open or straighten out; unbend
    "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
  17. verb
    prolong the time allowed for payment of
    "extend the loan"
Definition that contains extend
  • up extending or moving toward a higher place
  • come extend or reach
  • down extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
  • run extend or continue for a certain period of time
  • hot extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
  • cold extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
  • deep extending relatively far inward
  • ring extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  • carry extend to a certain degree
  • cross extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
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