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ex⋅tend

[ik-stend]

–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, esp. horizontally, as the body or limbs.

5.	to 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, esp. by adding an inexpensive or plentiful substance.

11.	Bookkeeping. to transfer (figures) from one column to another.

12.

Law.

a.	British. to assess or value.

b.	to make a seizure or levy upon, as land, by a writ of extent.

13.	Manège. to bring (a horse) into an extended attitude.

14.	to exert (oneself) to an unusual degree.

15.	Archaic. to exaggerate.

16.	Obsolete. 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.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME extenden < L extendere to stretch out. See ex- ¹ , tend ¹

Related forms:

ex⋅tend⋅i⋅ble, ex⋅tend⋅a⋅ble, adjective

ex⋅tend⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ex⋅tend⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
5. continue. See lengthen. 6. enlarge; widen, dilate. 8. bestow, impart.

Antonyms:
1. shorten, contract.

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ex·tend (ĭk-stěnd')

v. ex·tend·ed, ex·tend·ing, ex·tends

v. tr.

To open or straighten (something) out; unbend: extended the legs of the folding table.
To stretch or spread (something) out to greater or fullest length: extended the radio antenna.
1. To exert (oneself) vigorously or to full capacity: Few mountain climbers have extended themselves as those two have.
2. To cause to move at full gallop. Used of a horse.
3. To increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance: used rice or pasta to extend leftover casseroles.
4. To adulterate.
5. To enlarge the area, scope, or range of.
6. To expand the influence of.
7. To make more comprehensive or inclusive. See Synonyms at increase.
8. To offer: extend one's greetings.
9. To make available; provide: extend credit to qualified purchasers.
10. To cause (something) to be or last longer: extended our visit by a day.
11. To prolong the time allowed for payment of: extend a loan for three more months.
12. To appraise or assess; value.
13. To seize or make a levy on for the purpose of settling a debt.
1. To increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance: used rice or pasta to extend leftover casseroles.
2. To adulterate.
3. To enlarge the area, scope, or range of.
4. To expand the influence of.
5. To make more comprehensive or inclusive. See Synonyms at increase.
6. To offer: extend one's greetings.
7. To make available; provide: extend credit to qualified purchasers.
8. To cause (something) to be or last longer: extended our visit by a day.
9. To prolong the time allowed for payment of: extend a loan for three more months.
10. To appraise or assess; value.
11. To seize or make a levy on for the purpose of settling a debt.
1. To enlarge the area, scope, or range of.
2. To expand the influence of.
3. To make more comprehensive or inclusive. See Synonyms at increase.
4. To offer: extend one's greetings.
5. To make available; provide: extend credit to qualified purchasers.
6. To cause (something) to be or last longer: extended our visit by a day.
7. To prolong the time allowed for payment of: extend a loan for three more months.
8. To appraise or assess; value.
9. To seize or make a levy on for the purpose of settling a debt.
1. To offer: extend one's greetings.
2. To make available; provide: extend credit to qualified purchasers.
3. To cause (something) to be or last longer: extended our visit by a day.
4. To prolong the time allowed for payment of: extend a loan for three more months.
5. To appraise or assess; value.
6. To seize or make a levy on for the purpose of settling a debt.
1. To cause (something) to be or last longer: extended our visit by a day.
2. To prolong the time allowed for payment of: extend a loan for three more months.
3. To appraise or assess; value.
4. To seize or make a levy on for the purpose of settling a debt.
Chiefly British
1. To appraise or assess; value.
2. To seize or make a levy on for the purpose of settling a debt.

v. intr.
To be or become long, large, or comprehensive: influence that extended to other continents; table legs that extend by unscrewing.

[Middle English extenden, from Old French extendre, from Latin extendere : ex-, ex- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·tend'i·bil'i·ty n., ex·tend'a·ble, ex·tend'i·ble adj.

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Extend

Ex*tend"\, 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.

Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge'. --Locke.

2. To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.

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 trail.

4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.

His helpless hand extend. --Dryden.

5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.

6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. --G. P. Burnham.

7. (Eng. Law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

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.

Note: This is extended type.

Syn: To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See Increase.

Language Translation for : extend

Spanish: ampliar,

German: ausdehnen,

Japanese: 拡張する

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extend

c.1386, from Anglo-Fr. estendre (1292), from L. extendere "stretch out," from ex- "out" + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Extent (c.1330) is older in Eng., from Anglo-Fr. estente "valuation of land, stretch of land," from fem. pp. of O.Fr. extendre "extend," from L. extendere.

Main Entry: ex·tend
Pronunciation: ik-'stend
Function: transitive verb
1 : to straighten out (as an arm or leg)
2 : toincrease the quantity or bulk of (a product) by the addition of a relatively inexpensive or otherwise readily available substance <extending ground meat with cereal>; also : ADULTERATE

extend ex·tend (ĭk-stěnd')
v. ex·tend·ed, ex·tend·ing, ex·tends
To straighten a limb; unbend.

extend programming
To add features to a program, especially through the use of hooks.
"Extend" is very often used in the phrase "extend the functionality of a program."
Plug-ins are one form of extension.
(1997-06-21)

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