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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151. He has now agreed to extend his changeover period to eight years in line with the Government-backed ban.
152. Sometimes the boards at the front seem to extend huge leads over the rest of the fleet.
153. Plans exist to extend the list of short courses to business studies, geography, history, media studies and home economics.
154. These extend into the back-arc basin of the Andaman Sea where there is evidence of some divergent motion.
155. This is eminently reasonable as effective action by big waves must extend above the level of the highest tide.
156. That under-standing and insight extend to all the attendant process issues, refinements, and subtleties.
157. But it reacted badly when he started on examples of government action to extend opportunity.
158. When this new creation is shown to a human, it might then extend or alter his ideas.
159. This means made without good cause or excuse and could extend to a reckless statement.
160. The next chapter will extend further the explanation of how the structures interact to produce different forms of the body politic.
161. In everyday conversation, speakers usually ask questions in order to extend their knowledge.
162. After 1945 vast new estates, mainly of semi-detached houses, began to extend further out.
163. It does not extend to the delivery of goods or the performance of work or any other duty.
164. For ladies in your way are apt to extend what they call their privileges and the husband never again recovers the ascendant.
165. His misgivings about religious doctrines extend even to his own, and he is quick to put it into perspective.
166. The real difficulty is in each case to ascertain how far such implications extend.
167. These fan deposits extend into the mountain valleys and have been dissected into terraces by occasional floods emerging from those valleys.
168. Lengthy lead time on procuring PreciPitators and bag-houses may extend the time frame for completion of some conversions past one year.
169. The present study was done to extend these observations and to include sera from patients with ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis.
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170. It expired April 30, but the Bush administration wants to extend it.
171. If he is that different from the present denizens, perhaps his influence may extend to more tolerance toward detector users?
172. Having consulted widely on the subject, we have decided to extend the criminal law dealing with squatting.
173. We will increase Invalidity Benefit by 15%, extend mobility allowance and base payments on medical records rather than National Insurance contributions.
174. Everybody accepts that there is no chance of an agreement to extend the fast-track deadline beyond the beginning of March.
175. Systematic research can extend and refine traditional and anecdotal knowledge.
176. The understanding that Faklirti had reached with Mel and Bert did not extend to anyone else on the embassy staff.
177. I knew the proprietor must be struggling to make a living, because we could no longer afford to extend him any credit.
178. By contrast, legalising something may either clarify the law where it was previously unclear, or introduce or extend rights.
179. When they are first learning to talk, we support, watch over, and extend their oral language development.
180. We will insist on more effective control over Community spending and will resist pressure to extend Community competence to new areas.