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extending adjective [ ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ]

• (of a device) able to be lengthened or spread out.
• "a case with wheels and an extending handle"

extend verb

• 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,
Opposite: reduce, shrink, narrow,
• 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’.


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