Extend

Ex`tend´ Pronunciation: ĕks`tĕnd´

v. t.

To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

[imp. & p. p. Extended; p. pr. & vb. n. Extending.]

Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge.

- Locke.

To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.

To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trial.

To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.

His helpless hand extend.

- Dryden.

To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.

To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors.

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

Extended letter
(Typog.) a letter, or style of type, having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type of the same height.

Verb	1.	extend - extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" Synonyms: broaden, widen
	2.	extend - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" Synonyms: run, lead, pass, go
	3.	extend - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres" Synonyms: cover
	4.	extend - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" Synonyms: offer
	5.	extend - thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" Synonyms: exsert, hold out, stretch forth, stretch out, put out
	6.	extend - reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" Synonyms: poke out, reach out
	7.	extend - offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" Synonyms: offer
	8.	extend - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" Synonyms: stretch
	9.	extend - expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" Synonyms: expand
	10.	extend - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" Synonyms: prolong, protract, draw out
	11.	extend - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" Synonyms: stretch out, unfold, stretch
	12.	extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" Synonyms: gallop
	13.	extend - open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"
	14.	extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" Synonyms: strain
	15.	extend - prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"
	16.	extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" Synonyms: carry
	17.	extend - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" Synonyms: stretch

(programming)

extend - To add features to a program, especially through the use of hooks.

"Extend" is very often used in the phrase "extend the functionality of a program."

Plug-ins are one form of extension.

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