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widen
broaden
run
go
pass
lead
cover
offer
exsert
stretch out
put out
hold out
stretch forth
poke out
reach out
stretch
expand
prolong
protract
draw out
extend
verb
extend in scope or range or area:
"The law was extended to all citizens"
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope:
run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
span an interval of distance, space or time:
"The war extended over five years"
make available:
provide
thrust or extend out:
"He held out his hand"
reach outward in space:
"The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
offer verbally:
"extend my greetings"
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body:
"Stretch your legs!"
expand the influence of:
"The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
lengthen in time:
cause to be or last longer
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length:
"Unfold the newspaper"
cause to move at full gallop:
"Did you gallop the horse just now?"
open or straighten out:
unbend
use to the utmost:
exert vigorously or to full capacity
prolong the time allowed for payment of:
"extend the loan"
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