extending

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Verb 1. extend – 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”broaden, widenincrease – make bigger or more; “The boss finally increased her salary”; “The university increased the number of students it admitted”broaden – make broader; “broaden the road”territorialise, territorialize – extend by adding territoryglobalise, globalize – make world-wide in scope or application; “Markets are being increasingly globalized”expand, extend – expand the influence of; “The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent”stretch – extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; “Stretch the limits”; “stretch my patience”; “stretch the imagination”
2. extend – 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”run, lead, pass, gobe – occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; “Where is my umbrella?” “The toolshed is in the back”; “What is behind this behavior?”come – extend or reach; “The water came up to my waist”; “The sleeves come to your knuckles”ray, radiate – extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; “spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel”; “This plants radiate spines in all directions”range, run – change or be different within limits; “Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion”; “Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent”; “The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals”; “My students range from very bright to dull”go deep, go far – extend in importance or range; “His accomplishments go far”extend to, reach, touch – to extend as far as; “The sunlight reached the wall”; “Can he reach?” “The chair must not touch the wall”
3. extend – 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”cover, continuecover – hold within range of an aimed firearmbe – occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; “Where is my umbrella?” “The toolshed is in the back”; “What is behind this behavior?”span, traverse, cross, sweep – to cover or extend over an area or time period; “Rivers traverse the valley floor”, “The parking lot spans 3 acres”; “The novel spans three centuries”sweep – cover the entire range ofoverlap – extend over and cover a part of; “The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city”overspread, spread – spread across or over; “A big oil spot spread across the water”ridge – extend in ridges; “The land ridges towards the South”constellate, dot, stud – scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; “Hills constellated with lights”
4. extend – make available; provide; “extend a loan”; “The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages”offeroffer, extend – offer verbally; “extend my greetings”; “He offered his sympathy”furnish, provide, supply, render – give something useful or necessary to; “We provided the room with an electrical heater”
6. extend – reach outward in space; “The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk”poke out, reach outbe – occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; “Where is my umbrella?” “The toolshed is in the back”; “What is behind this behavior?”
7. extend – offer verbally; “extend my greetings”; “He offered his sympathy”offerpay, give – convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; “Don’t pay him any mind”; “give the orders”; “Give him my best regards”; “pay attention”extend, offer – make available; provide; “extend a loan”; “The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages”
8. extend – extend one’s limbs or muscles, or the entire body; “Stretch your legs!”; “Extend your right arm above your head”stretchtense up, tense, strain – cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; “he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up”spread-eagle – stretch out completely; “They spread-eagled him across the floor”crane, stretch out – stretch (the neck) so as to see better; “The women craned their necks to see the President drive by”
9. extend – expand the influence of; “The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent”expandalter, change, modify – cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; “The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city”; “The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue”extend, broaden, widen – 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”
10. extend – 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”prolong, protract, draw outcarry, extend – continue or extend; “The civil war carried into the neighboring province”; “The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces”lengthen – make longer; “Lengthen this skirt, please”extend – prolong the time allowed for payment of; “extend the loan”temporise, temporize – draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”spin out, spin – prolong or extend; “spin out a visit”
12. extend – cause to move at full gallop; “Did you gallop the horse just now?”gallophorseback riding, riding – travel by being carried on horsebackequitation, horseback riding, riding – the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movementsride, sit – sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; “She never sat a horse!”; “Did you ever ride a camel?”; “The girl liked to drive the young mare”
13. extend – open or straighten out; unbend; “Can we extend the legs of this dining table?”straighten, straighten out – make straightstretch out, unfold, stretch, extend – extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; “Unfold the newspaper”; “stretch out that piece of cloth”; “extend the TV antenna”
14. extend – 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”strainapply, employ, use, utilise, utilize – put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; “use your head!”; “we only use Spanish at home”; “I can’t use this tool”; “Apply a magnetic field here”; “This thinking was applied to many projects”; “How do you utilize this tool?”; “I apply this rule to get good results”; “use the plastic bags to store the food”; “He doesn’t know how to use a computer”overextend, overstrain – strain excessively; “He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment”task, tax – use to the limit; “you are taxing my patience”
15. extend – prolong the time allowed for payment of; “extend the loan”carry, extend – continue or extend; “The civil war carried into the neighboring province”; “The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces”prolong, protract, draw out, extend – 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”
16. extend – continue or extend; “The civil war carried into the neighboring province”; “The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces”carrycontinue – exist over a prolonged period of time; “The bad weather continued for two more weeks”prolong, protract, draw out, extend – 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”extend – prolong the time allowed for payment of; “extend the loan”
17. extend – 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”stretchincrease – make bigger or more; “The boss finally increased her salary”; “The university increased the number of students it admitted”adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch – corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; “adulterate liquor”

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