extend

extend
Synonyms and related words:
abide, accord, add to, adjourn, administer, advance, afford, aggrandize, allocate, allot, allow, amplify, arch over, attain, augment, award, balloon, be lengthy, be prolonged, beef up, belong, bestow, bestow on, bestraddle, bestride, bide, bloat, blow up, boost, branch, branch out, bridge, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, carry, carry on, carry out, carry to, chatter, come to, communicate, confer, continue, continue to be, cover, crane, crescendo, dawdle, deal, deal in generalities, deal out, deepen, defeat time, defer, defy time, delay, deploy, develop, dilate, disentangle, dish out, dispense, disperse, distend, dole, dole out, donate, drag on, drag out, draw, draw out, dwell, dwell on, ecumenicize, elongate, encompass, endure, enlarge, environ, exalt, exist, expand, extend out, extend over, extend to, fan, fan out, fatten, fill out, flare, flatten, fork out, generalize, get to, gift, gift with, give, give freely, give out, globalize, go, go on, go out, go to, grant, greaten, hand out, hang fire, hang over, hang up, heap, heighten, help to, hike, hike up, hold, hold forth, hold off, hold on, hold out, hold over, hold up, huff, imbricate, impart, increase, inflate, issue, jack up, jump up, jut, keep, keep alive, keep going, keep on, keep up, lap, lap over, last, last long, last out, lavish, lay aside, lay by, lay over, lead to, lengthen, lengthen out, let have, let out, lie, lie over, linger on, live, live on, live through, magnify, maintain, make a generalization, maximize, mete, mete out, multiply, never finish, offer, open, open up, outdistance, outlie, outrange, outreach, outspread, outstretch, overarch, overgrow, overhang, overlap, overlie, override, overrun, pad, parlay, perdure, perennate, perorate, perpetuate, persist, pigeonhole, pose, postpone, pour, prefer, present, preserve, prevail, proceed, procrastinate, produce, proffer, prolong, prolongate, prorogate, prorogue, protract, puff, puff up, pull, pump, pump up, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice, put straight, put up, pyramid, rain, raise, ramify, range, range out, rarefy, reach, reach out, reach to, recess, rectify, remain, render, reserve, retain, run, run on, run out, run to, serve, set aside, set by, set straight, shell out, shelve, shift off, shingle, shower, sit up, sleep on, slip, smooth, snow, snowball, span, speak at length, spin out, splay, spraddle, sprangle, sprawl, spread, spread like wildfire, spread out, stand, stand on tiptoes, stand over, stand up, stave off, stay, stay on, straddle, straggle, straighten, straighten out, straighten up, strain, stretch, stretch away to, stretch out, stretch to, string out, submit, subsist, sufflate, supplement, surround, survive, suspend, sustain, sweep, swell, table, take a recess, take in, tarry, tauten, temporize, tender, tense, thicken, thrust out, tide over, tighten, tumefy, unbend, uncurl, unfold, universalize, unkink, unroll, unsnarl, up, vary, vouchsafe, waive, wear, wear well, widen, yield

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • extend — ex‧tend [ɪkˈstend] verb 1. [transitive] to increase the period of time for which an agreement, contract etc is effective: • The company decided not to extend his employment contract. • The lease has been extended to five years. 2. [transitive] to …   Financial and business terms

  • Extend — Ex*tend ([e^]ks*t[e^]nd ), 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Extend — Студийный альбом Milanese …   Википедия

  • extend — extend, lengthen, elongate, prolong, protract all mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. Both extend and lengthen (opposed to shorten) connote an increase of length either in space or in time, but extend is also used to connote… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • extend — Fowler (1926) and others have castigated the use of extend to mean ‘to give, to offer’ in expressions such as extend a welcome. Fowler wrote that ‘extend in this sense has done its development in America, and has come to use full grown via the… …   Modern English usage

  • extend — [ek stend′, ikstend′] vt. [ME extended < L extendere < ex , out + tendere, to stretch: see THIN] 1. to stretch out or draw out to a certain point, or for a certain distance or time 2. to enlarge in area, scope, influence, meaning, effect,… …   English World dictionary

  • extend — I (enlarge) verb add, aggrandize, amplify, augere, augment, broaden, build up, carry beyond the limit, carry further, cause to grow, continue, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, draw out, elongate, enlarge the scope of, expand, extendere, increase …   Law dictionary

  • extend — early 14c., to value, assess; late 14c. to stretch out, lengthen, from Anglo Fr. estendre (late 13c.), O.Fr. estendre stretch out, extend, increase, from L. extendere stretch out, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + tendere to stretch (see TENET (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • extend — [v1] make larger, longer add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef up*, boost, broaden, carry on, continue, crane, develop, dilate, drag one’s feet*, drag out, draw, draw out, elongate, enhance, enlarge, expand, fan out, go on, heighten,… …   New thesaurus

  • extend to — index abut, border (bound), reach Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • extend — ► VERB 1) make larger in area. 2) cause to last longer. 3) occupy a specified area or continue for a specified distance. 4) hold out (one s hand or another part of one s body) towards someone. 5) offer; make available. DERIVATIVES extendability… …   English terms dictionary

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