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Search "extend" in: extendOne entry found. Entry Word: extend Function: verb Meaning: 1 to make longer <our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week> Synonyms draw out, elongate, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch Related Words amplify, enlarge, expand, increase; attenuate, thin Near Antonyms decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; thicken Antonyms abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut, cut back, shorten 2 to put before another for acceptance or consideration <the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert> — see offer 1 3 to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area <you can extend that chaise lounge so that it lies completely flat> — see open 3 4 to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction <our backyard extends all the way to that brook> — see run 3 5 to make greater in size, amount, or number <embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire> — see increase 1
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