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Meaning of extend
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"; "Extend your backyard" [syn: {widen},
           {broaden}, {extend}]
      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}, {extend}]
      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}, {continue},
         {extend}]
      4: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a
         good deal on new mortgages" [syn: {extend}, {offer}]
      5: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a
         finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn:
         {exsert}, {stretch out}, {put out}, {extend}, {hold out},
         {stretch forth}]
      6: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over
         the sidewalk" [syn: {extend}, {poke out}, {reach out}]
      7: offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his
         sympathy" [syn: {offer}, {extend}]
      8: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch
         your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn:
         {stretch}, {extend}]
      9: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the
         Eastern part of the continent" [syn: {extend}, {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}, {extend}, {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}, {extend}]
      12: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just
          now?" [syn: {gallop}, {extend}]
      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}, {extend}]
      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}, {extend}]
      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: {extend}, {stretch}]
                    Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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