Extend
[ɪk'stend;ek-] or [ɪk'stɛnd]
Definition
(verb.) expand the influence of; 'The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent'.
(verb.) make available; provide; 'extend a loan'; 'The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages'.
(verb.) reach outward in space; 'The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk'.
(verb.) open or straighten out; unbend; 'Can we extend the legs of this dining table?'.
(verb.) prolong the time allowed for payment of; 'extend the loan'.
(verb.) 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'.
Checker: Percy--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.
(v. t.) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.
(v. t.) To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors.
(v. t.) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
Checker: Wilbur
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Stretch out, reach out, reach forth.[2]. Prolong, continue, lengthen out, protract.[3]. Expand, dilate, enlarge, widen, augment, increase, fill out.[4]. Diffuse, spread abroad.[5]. Offer, yield, give, impart.
v. n. Stretch, reach, spread.
Typist: Owen
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Prolong, stretch, expand, enlarge, increase, augment, reach, spread, amplify,avail, apply
ANT:Curtail, contract, restrict, narrow, limit, recur, return, miss, fail
Typist: Rosa
Definition
v.t. to stretch out: to prolong in any direction: to enlarge expand: to widen: to hold out: to bestow or impart: (law) to seize: to make a valuation of property by the oath of a jury.—v.i. to stretch: to be continued in length or breadth.—adj. Extend′ant (her.) displayed.—adv. Extend′edly.—adjs. Extend′ible; Extense′ (obs.) extensive.—n. Extensibil′ity.—adjs. Extens′ible Extens′ile that may be extended.—Exten′sion a stretching out prolongation or enlargement: that property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space: (logic) a term opposed to Intension referring to the extent of the application of a term or the number of objects included under it (University extension the enlargement of the aim of a university in providing instruction for those unable to become regular students).—adj. Exten′sional.—ns. Exten′sionist; Exten′sity sensation from which perception of extension is derived.—adj. Extens′ive large: comprehensive.—adv. Extens′ively.—ns. Extens′iveness; Exten′sor a muscle which extends or straightens any part of the body; Extent′ the space or degree to which a thing is extended: bulk: compass: scope: the valuation of property: (law) a writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown: (Shak.) seizure attack: (Shak.) maintenance: (Shak.) behaviour.—adj. stretched out.
Typed by Jeanette
Examples
- In those in which they take place, and are in farm, there are many local duties which do not extend beyond a particular town or district. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- If so, you must extend your suspicions and comprehend _Mr_. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It does not, however, like the American bounty, extend to the importation of undressed flax. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- There I was told the island belonged to Turkey, as the Greek tributary islands only extend as far down as Santorin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- A boss was telling a governor how to extend his power. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is to be almost inclosed by massive stone piers, one of which will extend into the sea over three thousand feet in a straight line. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- To the scientists it would be a challenge--to bring these facts under the light of their researches, to extend these researches to the borders of those facts. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- His right extended to the back-water up the ravine opening into the Cumberland south of the village. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- As he extended his hand with a magnificently forgiving air, and as I was broken by illness and unfit to quarrel, I took it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- From these ends is extended the spindle of Necessity, on which all the revolutions turn. Plato. The Republic.
- The Eastern German front was more extended and less systematically entrenched than the Western. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In agriculture the raising of grain has extended in the Nineteenth Century to enormous proportions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- They had been searching among the northern hordes, and only within the past few days had they extended their quest to the south. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Canler turned and extended his hand. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Stephenson laid down new rails at Killingworth with half-lap joints, or extending over each other for a certain distance at the ends, instead of the butt joints that were formerly used. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The church in the thirteenth century was extending its legal power in the world, and losing its grip upon men's consciences. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He described the experience in the following words:-- A thrilling, extending from the chest to the extremities, was almost immediately p roduced. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- As this causes a loud repetition of the original signals, it will be seen that relaying is an economic method of extending a telegraph circuit beyond the natural limits of its battery power. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- His reaching Bragg's flank and extending across it was to be the signal for Thomas's assault of the ridge. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Not them Mounds without,' said Mr Wegg, extending his right hand with an air of solemn reasoning, 'encouragement? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- After the breaking out of the war there was a regiment of volunteer soldiers quartered at Fort Gratiot, the reservation extending to the boundary line of our house. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- My personal share in the events of the family story extends no farther than the point which I have just reached. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The method extends our practical control. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- A small part of the end of the wire extends beyond the jaws. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The horn extends beyond the machine and the singer, band or orchestra is stationed in front of the mouth of this horn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I have observed in books written by men, that period assigned as the farthest to which a husband's ardour extends. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The canal extends nearly due south to Suez on the Red Sea, a distance of about 100 miles, through barren wastes of sand and an occasional lake. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In small towns and country villages, on account of the narrowness of the market, trade cannot always be extended as stock extends. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Typist: Randall