Synonym: allot, broaden, contribute, donate, enlarge, expand, furnish, give, grant, increase, lengthen, magnify, present, provide, reach out, stretch, supply. Antonym: contract, shrink. Similar words: extended, extent, extensive, extension, to some extent, external, attend, tender. Meaning: [ɪk'stend] 
v. 1. extend in scope or range or area 2. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point 3. span an interval of distance, space or time 4. make available; provide 5. thrust or extend out 6. reach outward in space 7. offer verbally 8. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body 9. expand the influence of 10. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer 11. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length 12. cause to move at full gallop 13. open or straighten out; unbend 14. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity 15. prolong the time allowed for payment of 16. continue or extend 17. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance.
v. 1. extend in scope or range or area 2. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point 3. span an interval of distance, space or time 4. make available; provide 5. thrust or extend out 6. reach outward in space 7. offer verbally 8. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body 9. expand the influence of 10. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer 11. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length 12. cause to move at full gallop 13. open or straighten out; unbend 14. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity 15. prolong the time allowed for payment of 16. continue or extend 17. increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance. 
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91. It says it will extend the mechanism to support other database systems in future.
92. Marriage has social and economic consequences that extend beyond two people.
93. These ducts usually have dampers near where they extend from the plenum.
94. More recently he was embroiled in a row with Darlington's Catholic community over plans to extend two schools.
95. These are currently available in 57 of our stores and we plan to extend the range further.
96. But the policy did not extend to auxiliary components like the Orion chipset.
97. The Blues wing-back is currently in talks with the club and dearly wants to extend his stay in East Anglia.
98. Accordingly, contractual obligations are not limited to agreements, but extend to cases of mutual reliance and financial dependence.
99. These tracheoles may be termed the larval or provisional tracheoles(sentencedict.com), and they extend in bundles into the developing lacunae.
100. However you should exercise caution in how far you extend a metaphor.
101. It may also be possible to extend the diagnostic discrimination using cytokeratin subtype classification, neuroendocrine status, or serological antibody titres.
102. Extend your arms Keep them well down the boom to get the rig as upright as possible. 3.
103. Regrettably, this attitude does not extend to our educational activities.
104. Educationists have allied with development theorists to extend these ideas to the Third World.
105. But the absence of conclusive evidence on the extend and nature of the problem has unfortunately led to a mixed government response.
106. It is better not to extend what was, after all, an accidental and purely professional relationship.
107. We will improve access to legal aid and, when resources allow, extend it to tribunal hearings.
108. You can extend it to cover any personal possessions that cost over ￡1,000 each or ￡3,500 in total.
109. But our activities extend well beyond the day-to-day business of meeting claims and dealing with queries.sentencedict.com/extend.html
110. But Newsom introduced an amendment to extend it to all areas.
111. That obviously does not extend to the levels of awareness which human consciousness exhibits, but where do you draw the line?
112. Roberts's evidence suggests that there has been considerable variation historically in how far support structures extend to more distant kin.
113. This negative attitude can extend into all areas of life.
114. The city and some private employers also extend medical benefits to gay employees' partners.
115. However, it is clear that ministerial control will extend well beyond the determination of a national curriculum framework.
116. Instead Bobbio wishes to extend democratic control to a number of areas within society with strengthened civil, political and social rights.
117. But the addition of sophisticated computer software could extend those capabilities still further.
118. To extend the parallel, the impact of the comet would also have released large quantities of hard radiation.
119. From Port Eynon the limestone cliffs extend for five or six miles to Worms Head.
120. Still, the sums being disbursed have clearly helped many and the Government hopes to extend the lending ceiling in coming years.