extend

verb

Pronunciation: /ɛkˈstɛnd/

Etymology: From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”).

Etymology: From Middle English extenden, from Anglo-Norman extendre, estendre, from Latin extendō (“to stretch out”).

To increase in extent.
To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
“The desert extended for miles in all directions.”
“Szechuan extends from the Wushan Mountains in the east to the Chinsha River — the upper reaches of the Yangtse — in the west.”
To cause to increase in extent.
To cause to last for a longer period of time.
To straighten (a limb).
To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
“to extend sympathy to the suffering”
“to extend credit to a valued customer”
To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
“There's little stew left, but we can always extend it by adding more potatoes.”
“The skim milk and middlings should be mixed in a tub or barrel, and, if the supply of milk is short , it may be extended with water.”
To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
“The classes Person and Dog extend the class Animal.”
To reenlist for a further period.
“Two years later, back to amtracs, this time at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, and I liked it so much I extended.”