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extendsverbpresent tense third-person singular of extend to make longerour guests from out of town extended their visit by a week drags (out), draws out, elongates, lengthens, outstretches, prolongs, protracts, stretches amplifies, enlarges, expands, increasesattenuates, thins abbreviates, abridges, curtails, cuts, cuts back, shortens decreases, diminishes, lessens, reducesthickens 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 gives, offers, proffers, tenders, trots out poses, proposesholds outgives in, submitsvolunteers runs by(or runs past) accepts, receives, takesaccredits, approbates, approves, authorizes, clears, confirms, finalizes, formalizes, homologates, OKs(or okays), ratifies, sanctions, warrantsdeclines, denies, disallows, disapproves, negatives, rejects, turns down, vetoesrebuffs, rebuts, refuses, spurnsretracts, withdrawsdisregards, ignores, neglects, overlooks to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider areayou can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat expands, fans (out), flares (out), opens, outspreads, outstretches, spreads (out), stretches (out), unfolds, unfurls overspreads closes, contracts, folds compacts, compresses, condenses, reduces to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain directionour backyard extends all the way to that brook bears, goes, heads, leads, lies, runs crosses, cuts, passescourses, follows, spans, traverses to make greater in size, amount, or numberembarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire accelerates, adds (to), aggrandizes, amplifies, augments, boosts, builds up, compounds, enlarges, escalates, expands, hypes, increases, multiplies, pumps up, raises, stokes, supersizes, swells, ups booms, jumps, skyrockets, spikesbumps (up), ratchets (up)also rachets (up)blows up, dilates, distends, inflatesdraws out, elongates, fleshes (out), lengthens, prolongs, protracts, stretchesdevelops, enhances, heightens, intensifies, magnifiescomplements, supplementsbeefs (up), reinforces(also reenforces), strengthensmaximizesaccumulates, amasses, collectsfollows up, parlays abates, decreases, de-escalates, diminishes, downsizes, dwindles, lessens, lowers, minifies, reduces, subtracts (from) abbreviates, abridges, curtails, shortenscompresses, condenses, constricts, contractscuts back, retrenches 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 adulterates, cuts, dilutes, laces, sophisticates, thins, waters down, weakens loadsbefouls, contaminates, corrupts, defiles, dirties, envenoms, fouls, infects, poisons, pollutes, soils, spoils, sullies, taintscheapens, debases, degradesmanipulates, misrepresents, tampers (with)counterfeits, fakes, falsifies, fudgesdoctors, spikesattenuates, moderates, qualifies, tempers enriches, fortifies, richens, strengthens fertilizes, lardsaugments, reinforces(also reenforces), supplementsdecontaminates, purifiesclarifies, cleans, cleanses, distills(also distils), filters, flushes, leaches, pasteurizes, purges, refinesbetters, enhances, improvescompacts, concentrates, condenses |