extend
verb
[ ɪkˈstɛnd ]
• cause to cover a wider area; make larger.
• "the car park has been extended"
Similar:
expand,
enlarge,
increase,
make larger,
make bigger,
make greater,
lengthen,
widen,
broaden,
stretch,
stretch out,
draw out,
elongate,
augment,
supplement,
add to,
enhance,
amplify,
develop,
build up,
diversify,
top up,
• hold (something) out towards someone.
• "I nod and extend my hand"
Similar:
hold out,
put out,
stick out,
hold forth,
put forth,
reach out,
offer,
give,
outstretch,
proffer,
• cause (someone or something) to exert the utmost effort.
• "horses have the strength of character to extend themselves to their utmost limit"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin extendere ‘stretch out’, from ex- ‘out’ + tendere ‘stretch’.
