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The synonyms of “Extend” are: broaden, widen, offer, expand, continue, cover, stretch, stretch out, unfold, exsert, hold out, put out, stretch forth, carry, gallop, poke out, reach out, strain, go, lead, pass, run, draw out, prolong, protract, enlarge, increase, make larger, make bigger, make greater, long-drawn-out, spun out, dragged out, carry on, run on, last, spread, range, reach, lengthen, keep going, perpetuate, sustain, spread out, straighten out, open out, take up, fill, fill up, extend over, use up, utilize, include, extend as far as, go as far as, take in, incorporate, encompass, comprise, comprehend, subsume, be applicable to, stick out, hold forth, put forth, proffer, advance
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “extend” as a verb can have the following definitions:
advance | Pay in advance. I advanced the schedule by several weeks. |
be applicable to | To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form. |
broaden | Vary in order to spread risk or to expand. The river slowed and broadened out slightly. |
carry | Be successful in. Medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher. |
carry on | Have on the surface or on the skin. |
comprehend | Include, comprise, or encompass. A divine order comprehending all men. |
comprise | Make up or constitute (a whole. This single breed comprises 50 per cent of the Swiss cattle population. |
continue | Continue talking. Pleased to make your acquaintance he continued. |
cover | Form a cover over. The barn floor was covered in straw. |
dragged out | Draw slowly or heavily. |
draw out | Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface. |
encompass | Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one’s sphere or territory. An act designed to encompass the death of the king. |
enlarge | Make large. They have renovated and enlarged the four storey building. |
expand | Expand the influence of. The dough expands. |
exsert | Cause to protrude; push out. When soil moisture is low the plants lack the vigour to exsert the styles and stamens. |
extend as far as | Extend in scope or range or area. |
extend over | Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance. |
fill | Fill or meet a want or need. The board contacted him to say they had already filled the position. |
fill up | Become full. |
gallop | Make a horse gallop. The horse was galloping along. |
go | Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. This violinist is as good as Juilliard trained violinists go. |
go as far as | Be sounded, played, or expressed. |
hold forth | Support or hold in a certain manner. |
hold out | Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense. |
include | Comprise or contain as part of a whole. Other changes included the abolition of the death penalty. |
incorporate | Form a corporation. He has incorporated in his proposals a number of measures. |
increase | Make bigger or more. We are aiming to increase awareness of social issues. |
keep going | Conform one’s action or practice to. |
last | Continue to live through hardship or adversity. The bad weather lasted for three days. |
lead | Lead as in the performance of a composition. This remark lead to further arguments among the guests. |
lengthen | Make longer. The mascara will lengthen your lashes. |
long-drawn-out | To state openly and publicly one’s homosexuality. |
make bigger | Give certain properties to something. |
make greater | Reach in time. |
make larger | Engage in. |
offer | Offer verbally. Can I help you dear a kindly voice offered. |
open out | Make available. |
pass | Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. The day and night passed slowly. |
perpetuate | Cause to continue or prevail. A monument to perpetuate the memory of those killed in the war. |
poke out | Stir by poking. |
proffer | Present for acceptance or rejection. He proffered his resignation. |
prolong | Lengthen or extend in duration or space. We prolonged our stay. |
protract | Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer. He had certainly taken his time even protracting the process. |
put forth | Put into a certain place or abstract location. |
put out | Formulate in a particular style or language. |
range | Have a range be capable of projecting over a certain distance as of a gun. Japan ranged herself against the European nations. |
reach | Reach a goal. Just round that corner by them mango trees and we reach. |
reach out | Reach a goal, e.g. |
run | Flee take to one s heels cut and run. I m hoping to run him in the Portland Handicap. |
run on | Extend or continue for a certain period of time. |
spread | Become distributed or widespread. Optimism spread among the population. |
spread out | Spread out or open from a closed or folded state. |
spun out | Make up a story. |
stick out | Endure. |
straighten out | Get up from a sitting or slouching position. |
strain | Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. Don t strain your mind too much. |
stretch | Become longer by being stretched and pulled. I stretched out a weary arm to turn on my radio. |
stretch forth | Extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly. |
stretch out | Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. |
subsume | Consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle. Most of these phenomena can be subsumed under two broad categories. |
sustain | (of a performer) represent (a part or character) convincingly. He sagged against her so that she could barely sustain his weight. |
take in | Take into one s possession. |
take up | Be seized or affected in a specified way. |
unfold | Open or spread out from a folded position. The white flowers were just starting to unfold. |
use up | Use up consume fully. |
utilize | Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. Vitamin C helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet. |
widen | Make wider. His grin widened. |
aggrandize | Enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts. An action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty. |
beyond | Farther along in space or time or degree. A view of Hobart with Mount Wellington beyond. |
bloat | Become bloated or swollen or puff up. The fungus has bloated their abdomens. |
broaden | Make broader. Broaden your horizon. |
diversify | Enlarge or vary the range of products or the field of operation of (a business. We re confident that the new owners will grow and diversify the company globally. |
elongate | Long in relation to width elongated. Elongate fishes. |
elongated | Drawn out or made longer spatially. The old man s gaunt and elongated frame. |
enlarge | Make or become larger or more extensive. They have renovated and enlarged the four storey building. |
escalation | A rapid increase; a rise. An escalation of violence. |
expand | Expand the influence of. Expand the house by adding another wing. |
expansion | The increase in the volume of fuel on combustion in the cylinder of an engine, or the piston stroke in which this occurs. The expansion of a b 2 is a 2 2ab b 2. |
extensible | Designed to allow the addition of new capabilities and functionality. An extensible architecture designed to accommodate changes. |
extension | The application of traction to a fractured or dislocated limb or to an injured spinal column to restore it to its normal position. The initial term of appointment is for one year but an extension of two years is envisaged. |
lengthen | Make or become longer. The mascara will lengthen your lashes. |
magnification | The act of expanding something in apparent size. This microscope should give a magnification of about 100. |
magnify | Increase or exaggerate the importance or effect of. Praise the Lord and magnify Him. |
outreach | The act of reaching out. Outreach centres. |
overstatement | The action of stating something too strongly; exaggeration. A classic piece of overstatement. |
pavilion | A temporary building, stand, or other structure in which items are displayed at a trade exhibition. They designed the British pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010. |
perpetuation | The act of prolonging something. We criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes. |
proffer | A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection. He proffered his resignation. |
prolong | Extend the duration of. An idea which prolonged the life of the engine by many years. |
prolongation | Extension of the spatial length of something. An agreement on further prolongation of the boundary proved difficult. |
propagate | Cause to propagate as by grafting or layering. Propagate these characteristics. |
protract | Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer. He had certainly taken his time even protracting the process. |
spread | Spread across or over. The spread of the urban population into rural areas. |
stretch | The capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched elasticity. My budget won t stretch to a weekend at a health farm. |
stretching | Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent. |
unfold | Spread out or open from a closed or folded state. He unfolded the map and laid it out on the table. |
widen | Become broader or wider or more extensive. The lane widened out into a small clearing. |
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