extend (
http://definr.com/extend)
v 1: extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to
all citizens"; "widen the range of applications";
"broaden your horizon" [syn:
widen,
broaden]
2: 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" [syn:
run,
go,
pass,
lead]
3: 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" [syn:
cover]
4: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a
good deal on new mortgages" [syn:
offer]
5: extend out and forward, as of a limb; "He held out his
hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand" [syn: {stretch
out},
put out,
hold out,
stretch forth]
6: reach outward in space; "This rock sticks out"; "The awning
extends several feet over the sidewalk" [syn:
stick out,
poke out,
reach out]
7: offer verbally: "extend my greetings"; "He offered his
sympathy" [syn:
offer]
8: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch
your legs!" "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn:
stretch]
9: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the
Eastern part of the continent" [syn:
expand]
10: 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" [syn:
prolong,
protract,
draw out]
11: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of
cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn:
unfold,
stretch,
stretch out]
12: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just
now?" [syn:
gallop]
13: open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of
this dining table?"
14: 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" [syn:
strain]
15: prolong the time allowed for payment of: "extend the loan"
16: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the
neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the
remote mountain provinces" [syn:
carry]
17: 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" [syn:
stretch]