Extend
 

extend
verb1.extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"[syn: widen]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]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"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"[syn: cover]4.make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"5.thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"[syn: exsert]6.reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"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"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]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]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"