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extendverb to make longerour guests from out of town extended their visit by a week drag (out), draw out, elongate, lengthen, outstretch, prolong, protract, stretch amplify, enlarge, expand, increaseattenuate, thin abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut, cut back, shorten decrease, diminish, lessen, reducethicken to put before another for acceptance or considerationthe couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert give, offer, proffer, tender, trot out pose, proposehold outgive in, submitvolunteer run by(or run past) accept, receive, takeaccredit, approbate, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, finalize, formalize, homologate, OK(or okay), ratify, sanction, warrantdecline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, reject, turn down, vetorebuff, rebut, refuse, spurnretract, withdrawdisregard, ignore, neglect, overlook to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider areayou can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat expand, fan (out), flare (out), open, outspread, outstretch, spread (out), stretch (out), unfold, unfurl overspread close, contract, fold compact, compress, condense, reduce to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain directionour backyard extends all the way to that brook bear, go, head, lead, lie, run cross, cut, passcourse, follow, span, traverse to make greater in size, amount, or numberembarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, stoke, supersize, swell, up boom, jump, skyrocket, spikebump (up), ratchet (up)also rachet (up)blow up, dilate, distend, inflatedraw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretchdevelop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnifycomplement, supplementbeef (up), reinforce(also reenforce), strengthenmaximizeaccumulate, amass, collectfollow up, parlay abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from) abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shortencompress, condense, constrict, contractcut back, retrench to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substancesthe company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives adulterate, cut, dilute, lace, sophisticate, thin, water down, weaken loadbefoul, contaminate, corrupt, defile, dirty, envenom, foul, infect, poison, pollute, soil, spoil, sully, taintcheapen, debase, degrademanipulate, misrepresent, tamper (with)counterfeit, fake, falsify, fudgedoctor, spikeattenuate, moderate, qualify, temper enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen fertilize, lardaugment, reinforce(also reenforce), supplementdecontaminate, purifyclarify, clean, cleanse, distill(also distil), filter, flush, leach, pasteurize, purge, refinebetter, enhance, improvecompact, concentrate, condense extend, lengthen, prolong, protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length.extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range.extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits.prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness.protracted litigation in the 14th century |