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exâ‹…tendâ‹…ed

  [ik-sten-did]
Use extended in a Sentence
–adjective
1. stretched out: extended wires.
2. continued or prolonged: extended efforts.
3. spread out: extended flags.
4. widespread or extensive; having extension or spatial magnitude: extended treatment of a subject.
5. outstretched: extended arms.
6. Printing. expanded (def. 3).
7. of or pertaining to a meaning of a word other than its original or primary meaning: an extended sense.
8. Manège.
a. (of a moving horse) noting an elongated pose in which the legs reach out from the body, the chin is out from the chest, etc. Compare collected (def. 3a).
b. (of the gait of a horse) characterized by long, low, usually fast strides. Compare collected (def. 3b).
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see extend, -ed 2

Related forms:
exâ‹…tendâ‹…edâ‹…ly, adverb
exâ‹…tendâ‹…edâ‹…ness, noun

exâ‹…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:
exâ‹…tendâ‹…iâ‹…ble, exâ‹…tendâ‹…aâ‹…ble, adjective
exâ‹…tendâ‹…iâ‹…bilâ‹…iâ‹…ty, exâ‹…tendâ‹…aâ‹…bilâ‹…iâ‹…ty, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. shorten, contract.

exâ‹…pandâ‹…ed

  [ik-span-did]
–adjective
1. increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged: an expanded version of a story.
2. spread out; extended: the expanded frontiers of the Roman Empire.
3. Also, extended. Printing. (of type) wider in proportion to its height. Compare condensed (def. 4).
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see expand, -ed 2

Related forms:
exâ‹…pandâ‹…edâ‹…ness, noun
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ex·tend   (Ä­k-stÄ›nd')   
v.   ex·tend·ed, ex·tend·ing, ex·tends

v.   tr.
  1. To open or straighten (something) out; unbend: extended the legs of the folding table.
  2. 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.
  8. 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.
ex·tend·ed   (Ä­k-stÄ›n'dÄ­d)   
adj.  
  1. Stretched or pulled out: an extended telescope.
  2. Continued for a long period of time; protracted: had an extended vacation in the Alps.
  3. Enlarged or broad in meaning, scope, or influence: an extended sense of the word honest.
ex·tend'ed·ly adv.
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