Text: 1 to make longer<our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week>Synonymsdraw out, elongate, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretchRelated Wordsamplify, enlarge, expand, increase; attenuate, thinNear Antonymsdecrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; thickenAntonymsabbreviate, 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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