extend

§EtymologyEdit

From Anglo-Norman and Old French estendre (French étendre), from Latin extendō (“I stretch out”).

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈstɛnd/
• Rhymes: -ɛnd

§VerbEdit

extend (third-person singular simple present extends, present participle extending, simple past and past participle extended)

1. (intransitive) To increase in extent.
2. (intransitive) To possess a certain extent.
3. (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
4. (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
5. (transitive) To straighten (a limb).
6. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.

   to extend sympathy to the suffering

7. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.

   to extend liquors

   (Can we find and add a quotation of G. P. Burnham to this entry?)

8. (UK, law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

§SynonymsEdit

§Derived termsEdit

• extendible (adjective)
• extensible (adjective)
• extensive (adjective)
• extension
• extent

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§AnagramsEdit

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