EXTENDING

Extend in scope or range or area

Example: "The law was extended to all citizens"

• broaden  10
• widen  9

• increase  10

• broaden  10
• territorialise  14
• territorialize  23
• globalise  12
• • globalize  21
  • stretch  12
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Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

Example: "Service runs all the way to cranbury"

• go  3
• lead  5
• pass  6
• run  3

• be  4

• come  8
• radiate  8
• ray  6
• go deep
• • go far
  • underrun  9
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Span an interval of distance, space or time

Example: "The war extended over five years"

• continue  10
• cover  10

• be  4

• cross  7
• span  6
• sweep  10
• traverse  11
• • sweep  10
  • overlap  12
  • overspread  16
  • spread  9
  • ridge  7
  • constellate  13
  • dot  4
  • stud  5
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Make available; provide

Example: "Extend a loan"

• offer  11

Thrust or extend out

Example: "He held out his hand"

• exsert  13
• hold out
• put out
• stretch forth
• stretch out

• gesticulate  14
• gesture  8
• motion  8

• hyperextend  27

Reach outward in space

Example: "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

• poke out
• reach out

Offer verbally

Example: "Extend my greetings"

• offer  11

Extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

Example: "Stretch your legs!"

• stretch  12

• strain  6
• tense  5
• tense up

• spread-eagle
• crane  7
• stretch out

Expand the influence of

Example: "The king extended his rule to the eastern part of the continent"

• expand  16

Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

Example: "We prolonged our stay"

• draw out
• prolong  10
• protract  12

• lengthen  12

• extend  14
• temporise  13
• temporize  22
• spin  6
• • spin out
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Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

Example: "Unfold the newspaper"

• stretch  12
• stretch out
• unfold  10

Cause to move at full gallop

Example: "Did you gallop the horse just now?"

• gallop  9

Open or straighten out; unbend

Example: "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

Example: "He really extended himself when he climbed kilimanjaro"

• strain  6

• apply  12
• employ  13
• use  3
• utilise  7
• utilize  16

• overextend  21
• overstrain  13
• task  8
• tax  10

Prolong the time allowed for payment of

Example: "Extend the loan"

Continue or extend

Example: "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"

• carry  10

Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

Example: "Stretch the soup by adding some more cream"

• stretch  12