Synonyms for extend


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ik-stend
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstɛnd

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Définition of extend

Origin :
  • early 14c., "to value, assess;" late 14c. "to stretch out, lengthen," from Anglo-French estendre (late 13c.), Old French estendre "stretch out, extend, increase," from Latin extendere "stretch out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Extended; extending.
  • verb make larger, longer
  • verb offer
Example sentences :
  • We have asked for no privileges we would not extend to others.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Russia sought to extend her conquests south and to seize upon Turkey.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Nor did her hips want the assistance of a hoop to extend them.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
  • And did Bernadette ever extend the pilgrimage of her dreams as far as Bartres?
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The road, straight as an arrow, seemed to extend into the infinite.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • And you may extend it further, if you choose,--to all the results of honor and purity.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • It is possible that I may extend that number a little, but if so it will be an exception.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • No a priori induction will ever extend this line or plexus to man.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • This likeness does not, however, extend in all cases to the opposite extremity.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, Issue 10, Saturday, June 4, 1870 » by Various
  • You tell me we ought to enlarge our sphere of sensation, and to extend the sources of happiness.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

Antonyms for extend

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