extend

1 to make longer our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week Synonyms drag (out), draw out, elongate, lengthen, outstretch, 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 Synonyms offer, give, proffer, tender, trot outRelated Words pose, propose; hold out; give in, submit; volunteerNear Antonyms accept, receive, take; accredit, approbate, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, finalize, formalize, homologate, OK (or okay), ratify, sanction, warrant; decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, reject, turn down, veto; rebuff, rebut, refuse, spurn; retract, withdraw; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

3 to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat Synonyms expand, open, fan (out), flare (out), outspread, outstretch, spread (out), stretch (out), unfold, unfurlRelated Words overspreadNear Antonyms compact, compress, condense, reduceAntonyms close, contract, fold

4 to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction our backyard extends all the way to that brook Synonyms bear, run, go, head, lead, lieRelated Words cross, cut, pass; course, follow, span, traverse

5 to make greater in size, amount, or number embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire Synonyms accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, hype, multiply, pump up, raise, swell, stoke, supersize, upRelated Words boom, jump, skyrocket, spike; bump (up), ratchet (up) also rachet (up); blow up, dilate, distend, inflate; draw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch; develop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify; complement, supplement; beef (up), reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen; maximize; accumulate, amass, collect; follow up, parlayNear Antonyms abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten; compress, condense, constrict, contract; cut back, retrenchAntonyms abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)

6 to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives Synonyms cut, dilute, adulterate, lace, sophisticate, thin, water down, weakenRelated Words load; befoul, contaminate, corrupt, defile, dirty, envenom, foul, infect, poison, pollute, soil, spoil, sully, taint; cheapen, debase, degrade; manipulate, misrepresent, tamper (with); counterfeit, fake, falsify, fudge; doctor, spike; attenuate, moderate, qualify, temperNear Antonyms fertilize, lard; augment, reinforce (also reenforce), supplement; decontaminate, purify; clarify, clean, cleanse, distill (also distil), filter, flush, leach, pasteurize, purge, refine; better, enhance, improve; compact, concentrate, condenseAntonyms enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen