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verb (used with object)
1.
to stretch out; draw out to the full length: He extended the measuring tape as far as it would go.
2.
to stretch, draw, or arrange in a given direction, or so as to reach a particular point, as a cord, wall, or line of troops.
3.
to stretch forth or hold out, as the arm or hand: to extend one's hand in greeting.
4.
to place at full length, especially horizontally, as the body or limbs.
5.
EXPANDto increase the length or duration of; lengthen; prolong: to extend a visit.
6.
to stretch out in various or all directions; expand; spread out in area: A huge tent was extended over the field.
7.
to enlarge the scope of, or make more comprehensive, as operations, influence, or meaning: The European powers extended their authority in Asia.
8.
to provide as an offer or grant; offer; grant; give: to extend aid to needy scholars.
9.
Finance. to postpone (the payment of a debt) beyond the time originally agreed upon.
10.
to increase the bulk or volume of, especially by adding an inexpensive or plentiful substance.
11.
Bookkeeping. to transfer (figures) from one column to another.
12.
13.
Manège. to bring (a horse) into an extended attitude.
14.
to exert (oneself) to an unusual degree.
15.
Archaic. to exaggerate.
16.
COLLAPSEObsolete. to take by seizure.
verb (used without object)
17.
to be or become extended; stretch out in length, duration, or in various or all directions.
18.
to reach, as to a particular point.
19.
to increase in length, area, scope, etc.
20.
Manège. (of a horse) to come into an extended attitude.
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Extendable
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Related forms
ex·tend·i·ble, ex·tend·a·ble, adjective
ex·tend·i·bil·i·ty, ex·tend·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ex·tend·i·ble, adjective
non·ex·tend·i·ble·ness, noun
pre·ex·tend, verb
EXPANDAntonyms
1. shorten, contract.
1. shorten, contract.
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Word Origin & History
extend
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. estendre (late 13c.), from L. extendere "stretch out," from ex- "out" + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Extended; extending.
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extend ex·tend (ĭk-stěnd')
v. ex·tend·ed, ex·tend·ing, ex·tends
To straighten a limb; unbend.
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