Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Extend"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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}]

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