Extend

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É›kˈstÉ›nd/
• Rhymes: -É›nd

Origin

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

Full definition of extend

Verb

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

• dentex